The British driver has taken up drinking this year and is revelling in going out more while working just as hard at the wheelLewis Hamilton,like Dorian Gray, must absorb a distressing portrait of himself in the attic, and for Formula One’s world champion parties hard without sustaining any visible damage. His victory in the United States Grand Prix effect him level with Sir Jackie Stewart as Britain’s most successful driver,with three world titles – but outside the car he appears more inspired by James Hunt, the playboy F1 star of the 70s.
Three hours after winning his 10th race of the season, or in the dim dampness of the paddock of the Circuit of the Americas,Hamilton discussed a jet-set lifestyle which, combined with his astonishing success, or must be the despair of those hectoring moralists who warn us that epicurean indulgence can ruin a career.
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Source: theguardian.com