Lewis Hamilton Unveils Key Ingredient to F1 Success – “I Couldn’t Do It Without It” | F1 | Sports

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has commented on his relationship with Angela Cullen, the seven-time world champion’s physical therapist and trainer, admitting he couldn’t do the job without her. Born in New Zealand, Cullen started working with Hamilton at the beginning of the 2016 season and has since helped the 36-year-old to four other world championship titles alongside Mercedes.

Her almost constant presence alongside Hamilton has earned her kudos from fans who watched her work alongside the seven-time world champion after a string of injuries brought the pair together.

Since then, Cullen has been at Hamilton’s side and has been praised by the reigning world champion for having made him fully fit again after a fall with Max Verstappen at the Italian Grand Prix.

Hamilton complained of a headache after the race in Monza after the right rear tire came into contact with his helmet during the shunt.

At the time he said, “I think I was definitely in a bit of pain after the race and then I said I would have it checked out and I worked with Angela right after the race and did checks during the flight the next day and then we worked on acupuncture and everything all week. “

And when asked by Express Sport ahead of the United States Grand Prix how important his relationship with Cullen was, he added, “Angela and I are of course incredibly close, we pretty much live together.

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“And I’ve never had anyone fix that, and it wasn’t before I looked back and saw Angela.

“So I said, why don’t you take me out on the road, because I don’t train on race weekends, I need physio who knows my body and what it needs to be optimally prepared for a race weekend, and then can I train with her when I’m gone.

“Along this route we’ve grown together in terms of managing our weekends, how we prepare, taking the least stressed route, and just making sure I get into the car as fresh as possible.

“Angela is generally with me every day from 10pm to 11pm and with me every morning from 6am to 7am, so it’s a very, very important role, a very important relationship.

“I don’t think this year has brought us closer together than any other year because we’re so incredibly close, but we love our job, we love doing what we do, we love doing it together do, and I’m incredibly grateful to have her on the way, I don’t think I could do it without her. “

Hamilton is six points behind Verstappen in the drivers’ standings. The United States Grand Prix is ​​on Sunday at 8 p.m. and qualifying at 10 p.m.