Well, not so personal actually, since there was at least a metre of space between us. But it feels personal, because Nico Rosberg actually smiled and made great conversation with the reporters. He shared with us some insights and feelings he has about racing on a street circuit in Singapore, together with Williams F1 CEO Alex Burns. See interview below.

On number of decisions made in a minute
"It's actually automatic. There's just so much, you don't think about it." - Nico Rosberg

On staring intently at the Lenovo screen in the pit garage
 "Every time I come out of the car, I like to see all the data in the computer, of what I've been doing, so I can compare myself to my teammate and see exactly what he's been doing, in terms of lines on the graph...and I can adapt my driving style in corners where maybe he was a bit quicker...you can look at what you are doing better, in the corner, and stick with that, and you can look at what he's doing better, and try to adapt, so maybe it helps you to be faster on the track again." - Nico Rosberg

On the challenge of racing on the Singapore circuit
"It's a street circuit, first of all, and that makes it challenging as such because you definitely can't allow for any mistake. To make a mistake, you're in the wall. And also it's more bumpy than other tracks, and you are always very very close to the wall, on the outside, on the inside, so even 10cm of a mistake, which is nothing, it means you're in the wall and you face the car... And also I think the directions will be a bit of a challenge, that's not something we are used to... And the glare, the lights, I don't know how that is going to be..." - Nico Rosberg

On simulating the race track in Singapore
"We have built a computer model of the track back in UK, which both of our drivers have actually driven, in preparation for the race. I think with the new circuit, it is actually quite difficult, especially with the street circuit here in Singapore. It's quite difficult for us to get an absolute representation of the track."

"Ideally we would like to go out and laser scan it, the whole of the circuit. We do this at our circuit, so that we could look at every bump in the circuit.. the bumps in the circuit can make quite a big difference to the setup of the car and the feel to the drivers.. As Formula One's first night race, that's been pretty difficult for us ... to try and design a computer program so as to simulate the light conditions..." - Alex Burns

"It's been a great help for me, because even though I haven't actually seen the tracks, I know exactly what it looks like, because it's so accurate, even all the buildings, around the track, everything. They put in everything...the exact same colours and everything ... you go in knowing every corner, everywhere, and that helps." - Nico Rosberg

On racing on a rare street circuit
"I like street circuits definitely. The only concern I would have with them is safety... I just really hope the FIA concentrates and does a fantastic job with the safety. ...it's been impressive, the development in terms of safety in terms of F1, the carbon material and development of the carbon , making it stronger ... and lighter. From the driver's point it's really nice to see, and really reassures you." - Nico Rosberg

On key areas for overtaking on the Singapore circuit
"I think it's going to be difficult, unfortunately, to overtake on this track. There is one long street on the back, but I don't think there's going to be a lot of overtaking. But still I think it's going to be a very very exciting race." - Nico Rosberg

On hopes and expectations for the first F1 night race
"I hope to have a great experience this weekend... Secondly I hope to get a good result together with my team. To go away with points would be fantastic. And that's our target. The track is relatively good for our car, and I think I would enjoy the track myself." -  Nico Rosberg