Lewis Hamilton Quotes

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Lewis Hamilton

Profession : Driver

Birth : January 7, 1985

I don't drive by the seat of my pants and happen to win races. I work very hard to interpret the data and drive a certain way. My engineers have confidence in me, and more often than not, when I tell them what I need or what I am feeling with the car, it's right.

Lewis Hamilton

Each championship has felt different in its own way, I guess because I've been in different place of my life; I've gone through different things.

Lewis Hamilton

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

The Hamilton name will live on way beyond me now, which I'm very happy to be a part of.

Lewis Hamilton

People need to remember that I am the first black driver in F1, so I am obviously going to be different to past drivers.

Lewis Hamilton

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.

Lewis Hamilton

I don't think you can fully call yourself a vegan if you wear leathers.

Lewis Hamilton

Everyone loves a winner. That's just how the world is. And Ayrton Senna was one of the greatest winners this sport has ever had.

Lewis Hamilton

I had a lot of racism growing up where I grew up. Bullied at school. It definitely encouraged me. It's like battle wounds - you come out the other side, and it just makes you tougher.

Lewis Hamilton

Ayrton Senna was an incredible legend who will be remembered and admired forever.

Lewis Hamilton

Racing is what I love, so it's pretty simple. I want to keep doing it and keep winning.

Lewis Hamilton

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.

Lewis Hamilton

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.

Lewis Hamilton

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.

Lewis Hamilton

I enjoy trying to develop a car and Mercedes are one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.

Lewis Hamilton

When you get out of the car after the feeling that you have after leading the race, and the car fails, it's pretty hard to say positive things all the time.

Lewis Hamilton

I think every single win, every single pole has felt new and different in its own way. I've not got bored of it.

Lewis Hamilton

I have always wanted to learn the piano, but because I travel so much, I can never get any consistency of lessons. So everywhere I go, if I can find a piano, even if it is in the lobby of a hotel or something, I go on YouTube and pick some songs to learn.

Lewis Hamilton

Music's been a huge passion of mine since I was really young. I started playing guitar when I was thirteen.

Lewis Hamilton

I think my style is definitely urban chic. I love mixing street style with the high-end luxury brands, like Gucci, for example. Quite fun.

Lewis Hamilton