A biography for Lewis Hamiltonhasn’t been written yet.
“Every lap is different.”
“Ayrton Senna was an incredible legend who will be remembered and admired forever.”
“I don't believe I have a playboy life.”
“I like taking risks. I like trying new things, whether it be style or restaurants or whatever.”
“Number one is a great thing, and I'll always know that I'm number one, but 44 is my favourite number, so I want to keep it on the car.”
“I genuinely have always had support from all of my team. I have never had any complaints from them.”
“It doesn't matter what famous person I've come across in the street, I don't think I've ever shouted.”
“There have been some ups and downs. I've not always had it my own way. That's the way racing is supposed to be.”
“I'm just super competitive. Squash, tennis, water skiing, computer games... Even if I played you at pool, I'd have to win.”
“I really like to play to squash, because it's competitive, and I like basketball. I'm friends with a guy in L.A. called Andrew Bynum, who used to play for the L.A. Lakers NBA team. We play together sometimes.”
“It takes me forever to read a book. I have such a small attention span.”
“You save most fuel by lifting and coasting in the heavy braking zones at the end of long straights into slow corners.”
“You can knock me down, but I get up twice as strong.”
“Sometimes, I arrive at races more energetic and clear-minded than ever, and then I have a terrible race. And the opposite is also true.”
“Working with kids is something I really enjoy doing - that's why I also do work with UNICEF.”
“My immediate family are from the West Indies - from Trinidad and Grenada - and I have relatives all over the Caribbean.”
“My job is to get into the car and drive as fast and as well as possible.”
“Every person I have met who has gone vegan says it is the best decision they have ever made.”
“Lots of other drivers like cycling, but I'm not so keen. I have some really cool bikes, but I'm just not in love with it like Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso.”
“When you're driving on a normal track, you can see the braking point from 500 m. away.”