Tell about your racing record.
I started go-karting when I was seven years old, racing in the Bira International Circuit in Pattaya. I was already hooked. Before that, I was watching Formula 1 everyday on TV and begging my parents to buy me a go-kart. Eventually, I started driving almost every weekend at Seacon Square with a really old car that they bought me. I got a podium place, which impressed a lot of people.

Have you ever gotten hurt racing?
No, I’ve been lucky so far.

What makes you continue racing?
The feeling that I want to win.

What is the main reason BMW chose you?
I think I am a fast and good driver—that’s why BMW chose me.

How do you prepare for a race?
I do a lot of fitness training in the gym—three hours every day with my personal trainer. Before racing, I go through all the data from last year and all the previous years. Then I walk the track and get to know it so I will be ready to drive.

How will the race here in September be different from the one in Indonesia?
I never entered in Indonesia so I didn’t know what the track would be like. When we come to the Bira Circuit, I am going to have an advantage because it’s my home track; I have driven it the most. I am exited to come back to Bira.

Will there be pressure racing here?
Yes, but I think it’s good pressure because I have a lot of friends that will be there to support me.

Will this job be your career in the future?
I would love to make it my career.

Will we ever see Thais in Formula 1?
A lot of my friends are racing cars and doing well nowadays. I think Thai people’s opinions are changing—they want to try it.