{"id":21946,"date":"2013-08-16T13:22:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T11:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/hamilton-gets-personal-with-sir-david\/"},"modified":"2013-08-16T13:22:59","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T11:22:59","slug":"hamilton-gets-personal-with-sir-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/hamilton-gets-personal-with-sir-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton gets personal with Sir David"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lewis Hamilton interviewed by Sir David Frost on Al Jazeera English. Photo: Supplied<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton talks family, racing nerves and dealing with his celebrity status in an exclusive interview with Sir David Frost to be broadcast on Al Jazeera English today.<\/p>\n

The Formula 1 racing driver gives Sir David extraordinary insights into his home life, growing up, and the break-up of his parents\u2019 marriage.<\/p>\n

He discusses his love of speed, his entry into racing and F1, becoming world champion and the impact that has had on his life.<\/p>\n

On his early life<\/strong>
\nLewis talks to Sir David frankly about his early life and the split of his parents\u2019 marriage. \u201cGrowing up, it was not that easy to, and still today, actually split yourself between two families.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s never been that easy.\u201d Lewis talks about how special his step mother Linda is \u2013 but that his real mother Carmen is and \u201cwill always be that special woman in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his dad<\/strong>
\nOf his dad Anthony, who has encouraged him all his life to pursue his racing driver dream, he has nothing but praise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be here without my dad,\u201d he says. \u201cHe\u2019s been the driving force in my whole career.\u201d He says his dad even encouraged him to \u201cnever give up\u201d when he went in the boxing ring and fought a boy twice his size!<\/p>\n

On getting nervous<\/strong>
\nLewis admits to even having nerves when he\u2019s racing today. \u201cThis whole trying to control your nerves is such a challenge, even today I still have nerves. If I don\u2019t have those nerves, it means I\u2019m not prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking back at the extraordinary drive in Brazil, where only a daredevil overtake on the last lap earned him the extra point he needed to become world champion<\/a>, Lewis is modest, telling Sir David: \u201cI was just very, very lucky. I overtook him with 17 seconds to go, so I was very, very lucky. Very fortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the dangers of F1<\/strong>
\nLewis is very honest on the dangers of F1: danger is part of what is the sport is all about. \u201cIt definitely is dangerous and I\u2019m glad that it still has that danger factor to it, because that\u2019s what makes it so exciting. That\u2019s what separates us from you know any other sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

On fatherhood<\/strong>
\nLewis even reveals a special dream: to be a dad.<\/p>\n

Sir David Frost: \u201cAnd obviously there are other excitements in store, like children. You\u2019d like to have children presumably?\u201d<\/p>\n

Lewis: \u201cYeah, definitely. I love kids. I love kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more breaking Lewis Hamilton news,\u00a0click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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