Nico Rosberg Quotes

Winning at Monaco feels unbelievable, because it's such a special race and it's also my home race. My first memories were of watching Ayrton Senna here with his yellow helmet, and one day dreaming to win the Monaco GP.

It was unbelievable: competing in my home town at a grand prix I was watching when I was three years old. It was massive and a dream come true.

My new life goes beyond my dreams because my dream was Formula One and I achieved it. I'm a driver, I feel like a driver. I have won this race because I am alive.

Winning in Monaco is always special. That track has always been good to me. I won there in Formula 3000, battled for the victory with Williams in 2006 and now I've won two of the last three grands prix there.

To be announced as a race driver for McLaren is a dream come true.

For me, I have a chance to race in F1, a chance I did not think I would have.

Since I was a child I've been looking up to Formula One. Dreaming to be a Formula One driver.

In my time in F1, I never doubted I could be successful. I sadly never made it on to the starting grid of an F1 race, but during testing I completed a race distance.

It's been 23 years since the last Swede in Formula One, so for me to be the next F1 driver at all these races around the world has been amazing.

As a Formula One driver, you dream about winning your first race all your life. I am desperate to know what it feels like.

I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.

Williams is one of the big names in F1 with a really strong pedigree, so it is an honour to be driving for them.

Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.

My proudest moments are beating Ferrari for the World Championship in 1965, and working with Ford to win Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.

That was my dream, to drive for Ferrari, but I am not a kid any more. If Ferrari is the best team and if I get the chance to drive for Ferrari, it would be with pleasure.

My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming.

My goal is to be a racer, and I want to be someone who inspires Americans to watch Formula One.

I come home every weekend and I still can't believe I represent Las Vegas in Congress. It's such a kick.

Ayrton Senna was my favorite driver who I wanted to be like.

After your time passes at Ferrari, you may drive for another team, but you're always a Ferrari driver.

I think I did a pretty good job - particularly when I was racing with Hakkinen. It was maybe the first time that I have been challenging with the big boys, and I really enjoyed it.

My first pole position is an emotional and hopefully historic moment as I want to be in F1 for many, many years.

I believe I have earned my shot in F1. I have won F3, and we all know F3 is a very high level.

Being team-mate to Michael Schumacher at Benetton in my first year of Formula One was certainly a high pressure situation.

There's no better place to be on the podium than here at Monza.