Lewis Hamilton
Graham travels to Brackley, England to sit down with five-time Formula 1 champ, Lewis Hamilton. The global icon and one of TIME’s most influential people talks about breaking barriers as the first black driver in the F1, the controversial decisions to leave both Team McLaren and his father as manager and a lost friendship with former teammate and rival, Nico Rosberg. Plus, Lewis and Graham drive through the English countryside to discuss dating, dodging the paparazzi and a cold shoulder from Oprah Winfrey.
Lewis Hamilton
EPISODES
Lewis Hamilton: Balancing jet-setting and work
Lewis Hamilton describes his fast-paced, tireless travel schedule and his work-life balance
Lewis Hamilton: I didn’t enjoy first championship
Lewis Hamilton on pressure to impress as a rookie and why he didn’t enjoy winning a championship in year two
Lewis Hamilton on losing: I’d barely eat for days
Lewis Hamilton explains what it was like to dwell on failure early in his career and his improved outlook now
Lewis Hamilton: I lose 10 pounds in one race
Lewis Hamilton explains the rigorous toll racing takes on his body, thanks to G-forces and gear
Lewis Hamilton: McLaren felt betrayed
Lewis Hamilton explains his 2012 decision to switch from his team since teenage years to Mercedes AMG Petronas
Lewis Hamilton: Nico Rosberg friendship impossible
Lewis Hamilton on his relationship with teammate and rival, Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton: Fired my dad, like Beyonce
Lewis Hamilton on getting into racing with his dad and the difficulties of firing him
Lewis Hamilton: My brother and cerebral palsy
Lewis Hamilton on growing up with his brother, who has cerebral palsy, and is Lewis’ inspiration
Lewis Hamilton: Breaking racial barriers
Lewis Hamilton on the realization to embrace his role as the first black driver in Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton: Asked my boss for job as child
Lewis Hamilton on meeting the owner of McLaren, his first karting experience and striving to impress dad
Lewis Hamilton: Tour of my race car
Lewis Hamilton offers an introductory look into the high tech world of designing a Formula 1 race car
Lewis Hamilton: Technique that sets me apart
Lewis Hamilton shares the trials and triumphs of learning a late-braking technique from his dad
Lewis Hamilton on friends Jay Z, Kanye, Drake
Lewis Hamilton on friendships with rap moguls Jay Z, Kanye West and Drake, plus his own love for producing music
A day in Lewis Hamilton’s hometown
A variety of perspectives on Lewis Hamilton’s influence, from Stevenage locals and a Motor Sport Magazine editor
Lewis Hamilton: Oprah ignored me
Lewis Hamilton on dropping the dating scene, and a cold shoulder from Oprah Winfrey
