Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed his ongoing battles with mental health, discussing the pressures of racing, bullying he faced as a child, and his efforts to cope through meditation and self-reflection.
’s record of seven world titles, Hamilton has won 105 grands prix and taken 104 pole positions - more than any other driver.
"I think it was the pressure of the racing and struggling at school. The bullying. I had no one to talk to,” Hamilton told"I've struggled with mental health through my life, depression from a very early age when I was, like, 13 ... when I was in my twenties I had some really difficult phases.” Hamilton revealed he started waking up at 5am to meditate before going for a run during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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