F1 Racing - UK (2020-01)

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HAMILTON’STECHNIQUE

The world champion opens up

Freshfromclinchinghissixthchamp ionship,

Lewis Hamilton visited theGran TurismoWorld

Finals in Monaco,where he offered online racerssome

fascinating insightinto the small details integralto his

continued successin Formula1.F1 Racing’ssister title

Motorsport.comwas there to hearwhat he had to say.

PRE-RACE RITUAL

“What I do now is different to whatI did when I fi rst

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lookedatF1 andwhen I was kartin g. It’s beena learning

process. I do stretching,andstr etchin g is so important,

particularly as you getolder. Also, keeping your heartrate

low with some breathing, I don’t do breathing exercises,

but I focus on my breathing, makingsure I’m centred.

“I always ensure I’ve studied the lap and the settings

I’ve changed [previously]. Thatprocess is very, very

importantto me. It means I canclose my book andget

on withmy j ob.

“You’vegot to remember to enjoy [it] and notget too

stressed. Usually themore fluidand relaxedyou are,

the more free-flowing it is.”

EXPERIMENTATION IS VITAL

“Over the years, I’vereally dug deeper into the technical

side. Each year I have to adjustmy driving style dueto the

tyres wehave. Sometimesyou have an oversteering car

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