A team like McLaren doesn’t want to keep changing drivers at a time when they’re developing the car. They want consistency.

F2’s much harder physically on the arms and almost on the whole body than F1 is.

I need to do well and show I’m a worthy driver in F1.

McLaren were one of the first teams I liked and supported.

Even though I had won in other categories, I didn’t have any expectations when I came into F1. Qualifying fifth, finishing sixth? I didn’t expect it.

If McLaren give me a car, that’s fine, but I don’t tend to buy fancy stuff anyway or super-nice clothes.

The biggest difference in the wet between F2 and F1 is that there’s so much more power in F1 as being on the throttle earlier has a bigger advantage.

The McLaren prizes can only help me in my quest to ultimately reach Formula One.

I kind of look up to Lewis, not as a hero, but as a very good driver who is very fast. Everyone has to admire his pace, especially in qualifying. He is a driver I support, in terms of him being British, and I want him to win, but he isn’t an idol to me.

I used to watch some F1 races but I was never straightaway thinking ‚that is what I want to do.‘

Joining McLaren didn’t add a lot of pressure but of course you want to make sure you can impress them.

Every time I get in the McLaren I feel more comfortable, my confidence increases and I feel more at home with the team.

It seems like F1 is kind of going down that route, opening it up more to the public and letting them know what is going on, what you do, instead of just driving and going home.

As a British driver, you get compared to Lewis and I get that. But when he came to McLaren, they were doing well and had a championship-winning car. I’m in a very different situation so I don’t compare myself to his stats.

Growing up I’ve watched Lewis and aspired to have some of his attributes, mainly his speed. His raw pace is probably the best of everyone on the whole grid, so there are bits you want from different drivers.

I want to be part of that long list who have achieved great things with McLaren, won races and championships.

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

I’m loving my role as a McLaren Young Driver, spending time in the simulator at the McLaren Technology Centre and attending some Grands Prix with the team.

Every driver is different, so I just hope whatever I do is going to be good enough, because it’s not that I just want to be with McLaren. I want to win with McLaren.