Brother Elaborates How Lewis Hamilton Helped Him Fight Through His Difficult Condition

Nicolas Hamilton has discussed how his Formula 1-star sibling Lewis Hamilton instructed him to face menaces as a kid.

Diagnosed to have cerebral palsy since the beginning, 28-year-old Nicolas spent a lot of his adolescence in a wheelchair.

That pulled in undesirable consideration from bullies. He has uncovered how Lewis helped him transform the inability into a constructive part of his character.

Since he is six-time Formula 1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton is a motivation for some kids who need to accomplish something in the realm of motorsport. As a matter of first importance, he has consistently been a model and pillar for his youthful sibling.

Lewis was on his approach to Formula 1 when his sibling Nicolas made some hard memories at school. He was facing bullies in light of the fact that he was in a wheelchair because of a brain disorder. At that time he knew Lewis Hamilton is the person to consult.

Nic talks to Sky Sports F1’s Natalie Pinkham on the most recent episode of the In The Pink podcast. He talks for a long time about managing his condition, growing up with more established sibling Lewis, and producing his own fruitful motorsport vocation.

The 28-year-old is presently racing in the British Touring Car Championship in spite of being told he would probably never walk in view of his condition and talked especially truly about his more youthful years and says he was tormented after moving to secondary school subsequent to changing to a wheelchair.

He uncovered to Pinkham how he went to sibling Lewis, who is seven years his senior and was going to turn into an F1 star, for consultation.

“It was actually my brother that I went to when I first started struggling,” explained Nic. “I said, ‘Lewis, what do I do? I’ve got these kids now just taking the mick out of me being in a wheelchair’.

“His answer was that I just need to continue to be myself. He said, ‘if people are laughing at this wheelchair that you’re in, then why don’t we make it cool and do some cool things in it?’

“He taught me how to do wheelies and stuff in the wheelchair. I almost became like a Tony Hawk skateboarder in my wheelchair. I started jumping stairs and trying to be cool. That helped me through it.

“It was a character-building moment, so I’m glad I went through it,” he explained.