Q: Are you a plan-B kind of guy?
Kamui Kobayashi: Not really. Once I find the right plan for me I follow that plan.
Q: Driving an F1 car aside, what is your favourite buzz?
KK: Holidays. I am always waiting for holidays!
Q: Whom do you most look forward to seeing when you arrive in the paddock on a Thursday?
KK: The car - I’m always waiting for an update. And I have a look around what others have brought.
Q: Who is your dream date?
KK: There is nobody really. Probably it would be me, on holiday, without phone and internet…
Q: Which film has made you cry?
KK: The Shawshank Redemption, the prison film with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. For years it’s been considered the best film ever made. I’m sure I saw it five times.
Q: What are you afraid of - and why?
KK: 2012. According to the Maya calendar something dramatic will happen on our planet.
Q: What was the last book you read?
KK: I don’t like reading books.
Q: What is your favourite way to relax?
KK: Going to the beach.
Q: Name five things that you hate?
KK: Carrots, cold, dirt.
Q: Have you ever - or would you ever - dye your hair?
KK: Yes, I always do it. We Japanese have too black hair so dying your hair lighter is a kind of people’s sport in Japan.
Q: What was the first CD that you bought?
KK: Japanese music, but I cannot remember the name.
Q: Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
KK: I have four tattoos. They don’t have a deeper meaning - I just liked the design. I am always curious about things, always have to try new things.
Q: What did teachers say about you in your school report?
KK: He is a very sporty pupil, but he’s not so much into studying.
Q: Who were your childhood heroes?
KK: I never had a hero.
Q: Do you have any guilty pleasures?
KK: I don’t have any I guess. Shopping was probably one in the past, but now I refrain from that habit…
Q: What do you miss most about home when you are on the road?
KK: My bathroom.
Q: What was your worst buy?
KK: I cannot tolerate alcohol, but many times I order five or six bottles of champagne in a restaurant. And I used to buy a lot of clothes.
Q: How do you take your coffee?
KK: I’ve stopped drinking coffee.
Q: Your ideal non-race Sunday morning?
KK: If it is sunny, I try to get some sun - I need the sun to feel well. Probably go for a picnic.
Q: What was the first car or machine that you drove?
KK: A Toyota when I was 18 years-old. I bought it even before I had my driving license.
Q: What was the most embarrassing mistake that you’ve made?
KK: This year in Canada on my first lap. I don’t want to remember that. (Kobayashi crashed out).
Q: What is the best thing you can cook?
KK: Everything. You name it and I am sure I can cook it - even without any experience. We have the internet and the internet shows you anything. I have cooked in the motorhome for a number of people.
Q: When was the last time you were really furious?
KK: After the race in Hungary I arrived at the airport at 11pm and I saw my flight had been cancelled. I was on my way to Tokyo and that made me almost go berserk.
Source: Formula1.com
