"For me, it was a feeling of, 'I knew I could do this, and now I've done it'. I believed it could be done, so it was nice to confirm that. I had a chance to win and took it, I didn't choke, I didn't freeze at the crucial time. I didn't crack under the pressure of being about to win my first race. I felt I belonged there.
"Kimi, kwaba wumuzwa wokuthi, 'Ngangazi ukuthi ngingakwenza lokhu, futhi manje sengikwenzile'. Ngangikholwa wukuthi kungenzeka, ngakho kwaba mnandi ukuqinisekisa lokho. Ngabe nethuba lokunqoba bese ngayithatha, angikhwincekanga, angomanga ngesikhathi esibalulekile. Angizange ngihluleke wukubhekana nencindezi yokuba sethubeni lokunqoba emdlalweni wami wokuqala. Ngangizizwela ukuthi ngifanelwe wukuba lapha.