I've spent years living safely to secure a longer life, and look where that's gotten me. I'm at the finish line but I never ran the race.

Time doesn’t heal all wounds. We both know that’s bullshit; it comes from people who have nothing comforting or original to say.

That was a very tough race. The timing of the safety car period worked to our advantage early on and we were in good shape. We were quick in the conditions, everything was going well and the strategy was well defined. Then we just decided to go onto dry tyres too early. It was a very close decision, but we took it together and we got it wrong.

Safety is the key point whether it is at The Great Balloon Race (July 28-30), taking up passengers or just flying for fun.

We are always dying, all the time. That's what living is; living is dying, little by little. It is a sequenced collection of individualized deaths.

The number one thing that my father taught me as I was learning to race was the importance of safety. Whether it's on a race track or a city street, my number one concern is safety for myself and other drivers. That's why I'm excited to be working with State Farm.