Hot Seat
with Pedro de la Rosa - Jordan.
F1 Racing, March 1998.

Q: Where do you live?
A: Barcelona.

Q: What was your first car?
A: Vauxhall Corsa 1.3SRi. It was my mother's.

Q: What car do you own now?
A: Golf GTi and Honda Prelude.

Q: What's the fastest you've ever driven on the road?
A: 240km/h on a Barcelona motorway. I don't like to speed on the road too much - I leave that for the track.

Q: Do you eat out a lot?
A Yes, especially when I was in Japan for three years. I'm a really bad cook and have to leave that to my girlfriend Maria.

Q: Do you like fast food?
A: Yes, but I'm not allowed to eat much now because I have a very strict diet.

Q: Have you ever smoked?
A: Yes, but only at Christmas. I like Benson & Hedges.

Q: What's you most embarrassing moment?
A: I was shaking down a brand-new Toyota Supra GT at Suzuka in '96 and smashed it to pieces.

Q: Apart from driving, what else are you good at?
A: Nothing really, although I like most other sports - but I'm not much good at them.

Q: Are drivers paid too much money?
A: No - far too little for what we do. Even Michael Schumacher should earn more.

Q: What's your favourite circuit?
A: Suzuka.

Q: Whose toe-nails would you most like to cut?
A: No-one's really - not even Elle Macpherson's. But if I had to, it would be my girlfriend Maria's, I suppose.