Lewis Hamilton doesn’t lose very often these days but he admits ‘struggling’ to cope when he did as a youngster. The 35-year-old won his sixth Formula One World Championship last year, placing him only second to Michael Schumacher, and is hotly tipped to receive a knighthood one day should the Queen bestow the honour upon him.
So it’s safe to say that winning comes second nature to Lewis now but it wasn’t always the case. ‘When I was younger I struggled to face defeats, I took things personally and I had a tendency to punish myself,’ he told famed photographer Rankin in a new interview. ‘Now I know that every mistake is an opportunity to improve.’ Lewis added: ‘To be successful in this sport you have to run with your passion and have a
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