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" 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

Car

Confidence

Win

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" When you're driving on a normal track, you can see the braking point from 500 m. away. "

" If I don't travel, if I stay at home for a week, I would go out of my mind. That is just the way I am. I love to be on the move, and I am fortunate that I have friends all over the world. "

" When I was younger, all of my family's money went into racing. We were never a stylish family. We never went shopping, because all the money went into buying tires and fuel and all of that. "

" F1 is about the best drivers competing against each other for the best teams producing the best cars they can. "

" 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. "

" I'm no less focused than any of my peers. They live a different life. They go home; they are not pictured at events. I train just as much as them, maybe more. "

" Formula 1 is about running to the maximum. "

" 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. "

Lewis Hamilton

True

Opposite

" 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. "

" I love all of the Marvel comics movies. "

" 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

Battle

Growing Up

" Ayrton Senna was my favorite driver who I wanted to be like. "

Lewis Hamilton

Driver

Favorite

" Despite the name, 'lift and coast' does not mean cruising. You're trying to be as fast as you can, and you're still going through the corner on the limit, but you have to approach the corner slightly differently; otherwise, you won't make the end of the race. "

" Since I started driving in F1 in 2006-07, the cars have got slower and easier to drive. "

" There are times when you are growing through experiences, but sometimes there is a point of diminishing returns in terms of growth. "

" Working with kids is something I really enjoy doing - that's why I also do work with UNICEF. "

" My daily breakfast is two poached eggs in the morning with half an avocado, and I get to have half a piece of toast. "

" 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. "

" All in all, racing with lift and coast is actually harder. "

" I'm keen on hiking. And in Monaco, I also like water skiing, wakeboarding, and jet-skiing, which are all pretty good for your arms, legs, and core stability. "

Lewis Hamilton

Pretty

Skiing

" 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. "

" Every lap is different. "

" I listen to music before every race. Generally, there will be a song I'll get into over the weekend, and I play it all weekend, particularly when I'm getting ready for a race. "

" I started watching Formula 1 with my dad when I was just four or five years old. I loved cars. "

" 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. "

" I don't believe I have a playboy life. "

" Sometimes it takes time to find people in the sport who share the same opinions and approach to racing as me. "

Lewis Hamilton

Find

Time

" People might not know, but F1 drivers have new helmets made throughout the season. Usually, the design is the same, but I like to do something special for Monaco. "

Lewis Hamilton

Design

Know

" I like taking risks. I like trying new things, whether it be style or restaurants or whatever. "