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In an interview with Wired Magazine, Lewis Hamilton describes what it’s like to drive a Formula 1 car and compares it to a “living organism”.
With seven world championships to his name, and the record for most career wins, among many others, Lewis Hamilton has become the most successful driver in the history of Formula 1. However he is the first one to admit it took a lot of hard work to achieve the things he has achieved.
“There’s a really, really wide range of things,” the Briton explains.
“To be able to get the car and the team to the position that I’m able to get them to takes a huge amount of work. There’s a lot of sacrifice and a lot of compromise that you make together.”
And of course, the actual driving of the car is definitely not a walk in the park.
“When you’re driving a car it’s very chaotic,” Hamilton says.
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“It’s erratic, so much is happening. All the senses that we have, they’re all firing on maximum.
“It’s almost like a living organism that you’re working with, and it has a short life expectancy. How you treat it and how you set the car up defines how far it’ll go, and understanding how much it can take in each corner is a science within itself.
“You do become one with the car. Not that I’ve ridden a bull, but I imagine it’s a little bit like that. The car doesn’t want to do some of the things you want it to do.”
Ultimately, it took all of Hamilton ‘s life until now to become as good as he is.
“I understand that it takes, they say, 10,000 hours to master a craft. I started when I was eight.
“Every single weekend: practice, practice, practice,” concluded the Briton.
