Hamilton: "Despite all the setbacks, I never thought of giving up"

Lewis Hamilton has been in F1 for more than thirteen years now and will be competing for his seventh world championship this year. This would put him on an equal terms with Michael Schumacher. As a child he never expected to come this far and to achieve the things he has achieved. In an interview with Style Magazine he goes deeper into his dreams as a child.

"It's always important to follow your dreams," let Hamilton know. "No matter how impossible they seem sometimes, keep following them. When I was a kid, the dream of becoming a Formula 1 driver also seemed impossible". The British man says that his father has played an important role in always following his dreams. "I have been very happy that my father has always encouraged me to follow my dreams and never give up".

No money for karting

The road to being a Formula 1 driver is a long and exhausting one, and can also change your mind. However, the Mercedes driver never let himself be distracted, so now he is where he should be. "I've never thought of giving up, I don't think so. That mindset is one of the reasons I'm where I'm supposed to be now. There have, of course, been really difficult moments."

Hamilton didn't come from a wealthy family, so they could kart on a budget. "There were days when I came back from school, very excited to go karting and my dad had to tell me we didn't have the money to go that week. It didn't bother the other kids on the track," Hamilton said of the moments when he was disappointed.