"I think it was the pressure of the racing and struggling at school," the decorated Formula 1 driver shared in a new interview

Hamilton's 2024 season has been a mixed bag, however, he did become the first driver to win a race after entering more than 300 in his career with his victory at the British Grand Prix. He is currently running in the sixth position in the drivers' championship with 174 points.

Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, often featured in the Netflix hit Drive to Survive series, has opened up on his longterm battle with mental health. Hamilton told The Sunday Times newspaper that he had suffered with depression since he was 13 years old,

LONDON – Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton battled with depression for years from an early age as he dealt with the pressure of pursuing a career in motor racing and faced bullying at school, the 39-year-old told The Times in an interview.

Lewis Hamilton is one of the biggest sportspeople in the world. Even people who are not synonymous with Formula One know who the British driver is. Lewis Hamilton is quite easily the greatest Formula One driver even having won 7 World Championships and having over 100 race wins,

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton battled with depression for years from an early age as he dealt with the pressure of pursuing a career in motor racing and faced bullying at school, the 39-year-old told The Times in an interview.

Lewis Hamilton has struggled with depression since he was a teenager. The 39-year-old sports star has enjoyed great success with his career as a racecar driver for Formula One, but admitted that the "pressures" of trying to make it in his field from a young age had left him with a string of mental health challenges.

Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time Formula One champion, revealed his battle with depression starting from a young age, caused by the pressures of racing and bullying at school. He discussed his ongoing struggles with mental health,

Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion, says he had some really difficult phases during his 20s and struggled with depression from a very early age

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton battled with depression for years from an early age as he dealt with the pressure of pursuing a career in motor racing and faced bullying at school, the 39-year-old told The Times in an interview.

Long before Lewis Hamilton became a phenom on the Formula One circuit, he privately battled depression. “From a very early age, when I was, like, 13. I think it was the pressure of the racing and struggling at school.