Sebastian Vettel has said he has toyed with the idea of having a sports psychologist but has ultimately ruled it out.
“Of course I have pressure,” Vettel told Auto Bild, “but most of the time I put it on myself.
“If you know what you can do and you do not achieve it, then you are not satisfied.
On the question of a sports psychologist, he added: “I find the idea very interesting, but I have not met a person that I think can help. I’ve already researched it a bit, so the whole topic has not passed me by.
“When you have stress, you need to find balance.
“I have developed things that work for me. And I have enough self-discipline, so as not to be confused.”
He said: “In my spare time I hardly read articles about Formula One, more about football. I do not let criticism get to me and that saves me dealing with it.
“Generally, my motto is: ‘You’re never as good as people say and you’re never as bad as they say.”