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Hamilton: Harder for fans to relate to F1 than to other sports

Five-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says Grand Prix racing's exclusive nature makes it difficult for fans to identify with drivers as easily as they can with other sportsmen. Fans can only visually experience the thrills of F1 but the unfeasibility of being able to slot into the drivers' seat makes it difficult for the sport's followers to fully comprehend the demands imposed on drivers. "There are only 20 of us in the world and there's no one in the public domain that can go and drive the car like we are driving the car," Hamilton said. "Even I go and play basketball and feel like LeBron for a second, or Steph Curry. Sometimes I play tennis, I get it right in the...
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