THE GUARDIAN "AT THE BACK" QUESTIONNAIRE

Interview by Rosanna Greenstreet.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being on holiday

What is your greatest fear?
Being underwater

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I can be awkward if I need to be!

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
People being patronising

What has been your most embarrasing moment?
They are all in my dreams - yet to happen in real life

What vehicles do you own?
A Honda CBR400 Baby Blade motorbike

What is your greatest extravagance?
I don't have enough money to have one!

What objects do you always carry with you?
My mobile phone

Where would you like to live?
Finland - perfect conditions for rally driving in winter, and good watersports in summer

What makes you depressed?
Not doing as well as I expected

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My double chin

What is your most unappealing habit?
Biting my nails

What is your favourite smell?
Cooked chips and vinegar

What is your favourite journey?
Going home from anywhere

For what cause would you die?
None

Have you ever said "I love you" and not meant it?
No, because I don't say it very often

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Yous lot" (meaning you lot)

What is your greatest regret?
Too young to have one yet!

When and where were you happiest?
When SEAT told me they'd give me the chance to drive their rally car

How do you relax?
With a glass of red wine

How would you like to die?
In a rally car

How would you like to be remembered?
As one of the fastest women rally drivers in the world

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Do not give up