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Q: Do you have a mental coach to help you deal with the disappointment of not being the champion and to be ready for next year? GR: I've been working with sports psychologists for seven years now, and these were through my most successful years in Formula 1. Now, of course, this has been the first year of real struggle. But I think, at least in the approach I have, we're not boxers where you're in a ring fighting directly against somebody else. We're kind of fighting against ourselves, almost like a golfer. A qualifying lap, you're there by yourself, and it's the work and preparation that you've done yourself that makes the difference between a good performance and a bad one. So, I'm not directly looking at my number one competitor, saying, "How am I going to beat this guy?" I'm more looking at myself in the mirror, thinking, "What do I need to do to not have these poor performances? What were the feelings I had from myself and the car during the great performances, so I can replicate that more