Nothing can really prepare you for when you get in the Formula One car. Knowing that you’re driving a multimillion-dollar car, and if you crash it it’s going to cost a lot of money, and they might not give you another chance, is scary. Lewis Hamilton Read Quote
Since I started driving in F1 in 2006-07, the cars have got slower and easier to drive. Lewis Hamilton Read Quote
When I was really young, I busted my nose when I was racing. The first thing my dad asked me was: ‘Are you OK?’ I said, ‘Can you fix the car for tomorrow?’ And I won the race the next day. Lewis Hamilton Read Quote
Sometimes it takes time to find people in the sport who share the same opinions and approach to racing as me. Lewis Hamilton Read Quote
I have spent a lot of time in Italy throughout my career – especially when I was karting, because it’s kind of the world centre of that sport – and I love it. Lewis Hamilton Read Quote
When I was a kid, I used to play a game called ‘Grand Prix Two.’ Interlagos was always the first race of the season on that, and I never really got much past the second race. I would always restart the season, so I always seemed to be doing Interlagos – it was a real pain! Lewis Hamilton Read Quote
My daily breakfast is two poached eggs in the morning with half an avocado, and I get to have half a piece of toast. Lewis Hamilton Read Quote
Whether it’s with my engineers in the team, my home life, or my friends, I don’t like things to get complicated – and one good example would be the steering wheel in my Mercedes Formula 1 car. Lewis Hamilton Read Quote
