A biography for Lewis Hamiltonhasn’t been written yet.
“I feel like people are expecting me to fail; therefore, I expect myself to win.”
“I train to quite an intense level because Formula 1 is so physical - the G-forces, the demands on your body. Your heart rate is 150, 160 through the whole race. On qualifying lap, your heart rate can be up to 180, 190, under tough conditions.”
“Everyone has complicated lives, but the more you can simplify it and make it work for you, the better it is going to be.”
“I hate losing. It doesn't matter if it's racing or playing Ping-Pong - I hate it.”
“All in all, racing with lift and coast is actually harder.”
“Fashion is a growing love that probably started when I got into my 20s.”
“I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.”
“I'm an extremist so I'm either hated or loved. I think it's down to when I first got to Formula One not always knowing what I was saying, saying things that mean one thing but people were taking the other way and then people don't forget.”
“I have so much energy. I train, I travel, I'm learning about music and fashion, reading a lot. I don't want to miss anything. I want to experience everything.”
“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.”
“I think it's a shame that people are so quick to put you in a box; sometimes it's as if you do one thing, and that's all you're allowed to do.”
“A couple of my mechanics have become vegan because I've done it. One of my barbers, too.”
“I get kids from all different cultures and nationalities coming up to me now, all wanting to be F1 drivers. They feel the sport is open to everyone.”
“My daily breakfast is two poached eggs in the morning with half an avocado, and I get to have half a piece of toast.”
“F1 is about the best drivers competing against each other for the best teams producing the best cars they can.”
“Racing is very physical.”
“Equalising performance between teams runs completely counter to the idea of F1 and would be very unfair for us.”
“Ayrton Senna was my favorite driver who I wanted to be like.”
“When I'm driving, the fewer distractions there are, the better it is to focus on the job in hand.”
“I don't think you can fully call yourself a vegan if you wear leathers.”