Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, MBEis a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team. He is the 2008, 2014 and 2015 Formula One World Champion...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth7 January 1985
CityStevenage, England
journey race years
What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.
winning long achilles
As long as you win Monaco, that's the one. In my ten years of Formula One, I've only won here once. This is my second time.Every year, it feels like this is your Achilles heel. You almost have it and then you don't. It's such a hard race to win.
driving mess hairstyles
When you're driving, the helmet squashes your hair, so you don't really have a hairstyle. When you get out, you're sweating and your hair is a mess.
thinking blonde disaster
I went blonde which killed my hair. It was a disaster. I think it was neat to do it for a bit.
football kids energy
I always want to be the best at what I do. As a kid, whatever I was doing, if I was playing football or whatever I was applying my energy to at the time, I always wanted to do it to the best of my abilities. And I was always interested in finding out how I could do it better.
winning race born
I was born to race and to win.
team winning thinking
My saying is; We win and lose together. I think that really does apply to both my fans, family and the team.
stronger want not-happy
Obviously I am not happy but they can throw what they want at me, I will come back stronger.
thinking guitar jumping
I have no fear of death, so I don't think about it. I love the adrenalin kick that danger brings. Others get their kicks bungee jumping from tall buildings. I'm very, very competitive. I want to be the best at everything I do. It's not driving - it's everything - it might be playing my guitar, I try to be the best at it as I possibly can.
morning sleep winning
Personally I feel for the fans because I remember the period of time when Michael Schumacher was winning. I remember waking up in the morning to watch the start of the race and then going to sleep, and then waking up when it ended because I already knew what would happen. I am pretty sure a lot of people were doing that today
unique way drivers
I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way.
balls problem late
If you don't have the balls to brake late, that's your problem.
trying proud needs
You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do.
thinking space racing
In racing there are always things you can learn, every single day. There is always space for improvement, and I think that applies to everything in life.