To win five Formula 1 world titles, as Lewis Hamilton has now done, is a phenomenal achievement. Winning one World Championship is what every young driver dreams about, but very few would understand the amount of hard work, dedication and outright skill that is involved to achieve it. I don't know the feeling of winning an F1 title from first-hand experience, but I do know just how much hard work and dedication it took for me even to be on the grid, one of 20 elite drivers in the world. The demands on an F1 driver are intense. Firstly, to be physically super-fit. Secondly, to immerse yourself within the team, and understand what are very complex cars inside out - the controls and...
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