Lewis Hamilton

As long as you win Monaco, that’s the one. In my ten years of Formula One, I’ve only won here once. This is my second time. Every year, it feels like this is your Achilles heel. You almost have it and then you don’t. It’s such a hard race to win.

Lewis Hamilton

During the race, we lose 2-4 kilos of liquids.

Lewis Hamilton

I always remind myself if I’m having a down day because of a bad race it’s not just me. That feeling I’m having is shared by my family, the team and my fans. When we win they feel the joy as well. That’s why I say we win and lose together, and I definitely couldn’t do it without them.

Lewis Hamilton

I can’t go to the cinema. I go to the bathroom in a petrol station and people come in there for autographs. It’s tough, but I knew that was going to be the case.

Lewis Hamilton

I enjoy trying to develop a car and Mercedes are one of the biggest car manufacturers in the world.

Lewis Hamilton

I feel like I’ve been blessed with the ability to do what I do and I guess, I ultimately want to be remembered for being an out-and-out racer; just driving at the seat of my pants and doing it the right way and winning for the right reasons. The right values.

Lewis Hamilton

I know my boundaries. I know the limits to the car.

Lewis Hamilton

I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now.

Lewis Hamilton

I’m an extremist so I’m either hated or loved. I think it’s down to when I first got to Formula One not always knowing what I was saying, saying things that mean one thing but people were taking the other way and then people don’t forget.

Lewis Hamilton

Michael [Schumacher] was a phenomenal driver but for me, Ayrton Senna was the greatest ever. If I could get one world championship that would be great; if I could win three, the same number as Ayrton did, that would be a dream. But I want to be the best driver there has ever been.

Lewis Hamilton