was-- the first year i'm at mclaren, two-time world champion, just won 2006, 2007, number one car, nom two, and i remember testing, just studying, studying, i have to make sure that i show am going to match this guy. i believe in myself that i'm somewhere in this thing to keep up and beat this guy. so and then before the first race ron said in his office, he was like, you know, you've got to expect, and don't be surprised if you are half a second behind fer nabbedo in the first race. you done know what that did to me inside. >> rose: what did it do to you. >> it just boiled me inside. because he obviously-- not undervalued me because he obviously gave me the role. but he was not expecting me to be able to answer to his special new guy. and so-- . >> rose: he said you expect to be beaten. >> yeah, yeah. and so. >> rose: and your life had not been about expecting to be beaten. >> no, no, so i trained like crazy. i prepared. he did beat me in qualifying and did beat me in the first race. but i finished just behind him. and after that, i think i beat him the-- no, i didn't-- i think maybe the