when he came and met me at my worldhouse, russ had won championships with michael.e had helped him achieve five world championships. he came and sat in the kitchen and had a cup of tea. he showed me a proposal of where the team is and where they are going, and the steps they are going to take to get there. so i could've stayed at mclaren making good money, good environment, my family, been there for years. there was no where else i really wanted to go. but if i really want to test myself as a driver, first, i have to try a different car. mclaren has had world champion top drivers for years. also, i am not just another driver. i want to go somewhere else to prove myself. so, i could stay for the short-term and maybe win a championship in 2013, which i thought would happen, or i could go somewhere else and be part of that. michael was at a ferrari. he went through bad time with them and helped them be successful. i wanted to have that. i wanted to get that experience so i went to mercedes. and every single person said that was the worst thing you can do. mclaren went