Lewis Hamilton CONFESSES he switched to an ‘extreme diet’ to pay for his summertime indulgence
Lewis Hamilton talks about the weight he gained over the F1 summer break and how he has had to lose it to get in shape for the Dutch GP.
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It is no news that the world of Formula One is a tough one with the top twenty racers from around the globe aiming for the prestigious Championship win. Many of the driver have claimed that to find a seat at the pinnacle of motorsports, it requires an enormous amount of talent and tireless efforts. While it might look like they just sit in the cockpits and steer their cars around the circuit, they have to do strenuous workout, and maintain a certain weight to make sure the aerodynamics work in their favor.
In Lewis Hamilton‘s case, working out to maintain his physique has been his forté throughout his career. The fans have caught glimpses of his washboard abs many a times thanks to the mirror selfies he posts on his Instagram page. But the seven-time World Champion claimed that the F1 summer break that just got over, had a massive effect on his fitness.
As the Dutch Grand Prix ended the three-week-long summer holidays for the current F1 season, Lewis Hamilton spoke to the media about the days he spent away from the race track during this time. He complained, “I ate so much food. My weight has to be around 73, 74 kilos and I was almost 77 kilos on Saturday, I was like ‘Oh God! So I had to go on an extreme diet these past days.”
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Lewis Hamilton fondly shared his summer experience with his niece and nephew in Los Angeles
The first-ever Formula 1 Grand Prix in Los Angeles is still a couple of months away, but Lewis took the opportunity of the summer break to visit his family in the City of the Angels. Over and over again, the Briton has shared photos with his young niece and nephew who are very close to him.
Speaking of his time with them, the Mercedes racer said, “I did the first week (of the summer break) in LA with my niece and nephew. It was really sunny and beautiful – I was mostly working when I was over there. I did some hiking in the mountains. Otherwise, just competing with my niece and nephew everyday – running and jumping in the ocean. My niece, she just wants to do cannonball all of the time.“
But Lewis did not forget to spend time with his pet dog Roscoe over the summer break too. The Silver Arrows racer uploaded photos and videos of him teaching Roscoe to share watermelons and the fans were overwhelmed with the cuteness of the British bulldog. Now, Lewis is back in the field and all focused on capitalising on his opportunities to get the best results out of the W14. And it remains to be seen how he fares at the upcoming Monza Grand Prix in Ferrari’s backyard.
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