Lewis Hamilton: Nico Rosberg rivalry & champagne celebrations

I tend not to read stuff that's written about me, but I am told I have been in the papers a fair bit since the Chinese Grand Prix last weekend. 

I can see why the comments my team-mate Nico Rosberg made after China - about me potentially compromising his race - created a lot of interest.
We did discuss Nico's opinion within the team after the race, but it would not be right to reveal what took place in a private meeting.

What I can say is that I feel very relaxed about it.
Naturally, we are all competitors. So when it's so close and you don't win, it can be hard to deal with.
But the way I look at last weekend is that I was quickest in every session. I worked hard for the win, and Mercedes got a one-two, the perfect result.

 

"I am just enjoying life and I want to savour every moment of it"

A different kind of F1

The race in China was all about managing our tyres to ensure we made them last as long as we needed to for the perfect race strategy.
It's really hard to explain to you what these cars and tyres are like to drive. Sometimes you slide them through the corners, and the tyres overheat; sometimes you drive the car the same way and they don't. It all depends on the kind of circuit, the corner type, the car set-up and the weather conditions.

It's a really complicated thing and you don't exactly know how the tyres will react beforehand, so we have to manage the tyres and make sure we don't go over the edge and damage them. In China, the level of tyre management was definitely towards the upper end of the scale.

"On set a few days ago here in Shanghai!" 

Not everyone approves of F1 being like this, but for me it is just a different kind of racing.
When I first started in F1, the races were a series of sprints between pit stops. Since then, the nature of the challenge has changed several times - there have been races when you have to fuel save, races when tyres are critical, sometimes both.

The sprint races were good fun - very physical. But now, you have to be fast but efficient, too, and the races are much more complex. There are so many factors you have to take into account to get to the end of the race.

F1 is still an incredible challenge. The tyres are tricky to manage, and there is so much information to take in, but you still need to be really quick because that's what it's all about in the end. It is just a different kind of challenge from before.