LEWIS HAMILTON has revealed that he rarely drives on normal roads outside of F1 circuits as he finds it too stressful.
The seven-time World Champion, 37, has made tearing round tracks and overtaking rivals at nearly 200mph look easy in his long career.
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Lewis Hamilton’s struggles on normal roads are not reflected on F1 circuits, where he has often been a cut above the restCredit: Rex
He is among the most experienced drivers on the current grid – and has the record to back up his skills.
But the Brit made the ironic confession that while the high-speed, twisting roads of Silverstone during a Grand Prix weekend do not scare him, normal roads do.
Hamilton admitted to Vanity Fair that the experience of driving in a normal road car left him feeling under too much pressure.
He said: “I just think I find it stressful. I try not to do things that don’t add to my life.”
Driving around the south of France during his interview, he added to the magazine: “This is now stressful for me. This road is crazy. So much going on here.
“I’m going to turn around in a second. Look, we’re on these roads, anything can happen.
“People say: ‘Dude! You drive around at 200 miles an hour!’ And I’m like, in terms of fear factor, that’s easy for me. I guess we’re just all wired differently.”
Despite his road concern, Hamilton is still known to be a big collector of different vehicles and has in his collection Ferrari LaFerrari, a McLaren P1 and an MV Agusta bike.
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As he tries to become more environmentally conscious, the star will now mostly only drive his electric Mercedes EQC.
The 37-year-old also revealed it was not just normal driving which unsettled him, and revealed his long-term fear of spiders.
It’s been a below-par season for Hamilton, who saw rival Max Verstappen clinch his second consecutive title last month.
He currently sits fifth in the rankings after failing to win a single race.
And Hamilton’s hopes of ending his duck at the Brazilian GP were hit when teammate George Russell beat him to the checkered flag by just over 1.5 seconds.
