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Madeline Coleman

Lewis Hamilton Details the ‘Most Traumatizing’ Period of His Life

The British Formula One driver ahead of the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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For Lewis Hamilton, what he calls “probably the most traumatizing” has nothing to do with his Formula One career. 

It was back when he was in grade school, the seven-time world champion said in a rare podcast appearance, on a recent episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, which will be released Monday. The bullying and racism he experienced reached the point where he “suppressed” a lot of it because “I didn’t feel I could go home and talk to my parents,” adding, “I didn’t want my dad to think I was not strong.” 

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