Lewis Hamilton said he is fuelled by criticism after completing the final outing in his Ferrari ahead of his full debut for the Italian giants at next month's Formula One curtain raiser in Australia.
Hamilton set the sixth quickest time as testing drew to a close in Bahrain, and completed 47 laps to take his tally for the week to 162 - the equivalent of nearly three race distances.
Hamilton, who turned 40 in January, made the switch to Ferrari following 12 seasons with Mercedes, but his form was indifferent in his final years at the Silver Arrows.
In an interview with Time Magazine, released on Thursday, the publication made reference to former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan's claim that it was "absolutely suicidal" for Ferrari to replace Carlos Sainz with Hamilton.
The seven-time world champion said in the interview: "I've always welcomed the negativity. I never, ever reply to any of the older, ultimately, white men who have commented on my career and what they think I should be doing. How you show up, how you present yourself, how you perform slowly dispels that."
And addressing his comments on Friday in Bahrain, Hamilton continued: "I actually haven't had a second to read the story but I've heard it's come out really well.
"Naturally in our sport, criticism is something that everyone receives. I've probably received a lot more of it, perhaps, throughout my career.
"I'm just in the mindset that I keep my head down and keep doing what I'm doing. I know that I'm growing each day, I know that I'm bound to make mistakes. I'm human.
"But one thing that I'm proud of is that I have the drive, I have the focus, I'm able to admit when I'm wrong. And I know that tomorrow, I'll work to be better.
"It really doesn't matter to me about some of
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