Lewis Hamilton has opened up on his psychological well being struggles.

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he has suffered from despair all through his life.

The seven-time world champion, 39, is essentially the most profitable F1 driver in historical past. In addition to matching Michael Schumacher’s document of seven world titles, Hamilton has gained 105 grands prix and brought 104 pole positions – greater than another driver.

Regardless of the success he has achieved all through his illustrious profession driving for McLaren and Mercedes, Hamilton, who will be a part of Ferrari subsequent season, opened up on the psychological well being battles he has skilled.

“I believe it was the stress of the racing and struggling in school. The bullying. I had nobody to speak to,” Hamilton informed The Occasions.

“I’ve struggled with psychological well being by means of my life, despair from a really early age after I was, like, 13 … after I was in my twenties I had some actually troublesome phases.”

When requested if he has ever seen a therapist, Hamilton replied: “I spoke to at least one lady, years in the past, however that wasn’t actually useful. I wish to discover somebody in the present day.”

Hamilton revealed he began waking up at 5am to meditate earlier than going for a run through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

The Briton described this as “a very wonderful means of getting in contact with myself, my inside emotions, understanding what I can do”.

Hamilton, who made his F1 debut aged 21 in 2007, believes he’s extra mature in the present day than he was in the beginning of his grand prix profession.

“You are studying about issues which have been handed right down to you out of your dad and mom, noticing these patterns, the way you react to issues, how one can change these,” he stated.

“So what might need angered me prior to now does not anger me in the present day. I’m a lot extra refined.”