The Heartbreaking Reason Lewis Hamilton’s Mother Ended an ‘Unhappy Marriage’ With His Father Anthony

Jul 15, 2022 | 3:00 PM EDT

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Lewis Hamilton. To an F1 fan, it’s needless to put down his introduction. The master driver is not only one of the supreme drivers in the sport but also one of the finest men in his country, Great Britain. Any parent in the world would love to have a son like Lewis. As said, so are Lewis’s parents, proud of their son.

Lewis Hamilton‘s father Anthony Hamilton and mother Carmen Larbalestier are equally proud of their star descendant. However, was it smooth all the way through?

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No, as the duo got separated when the seven-times world champion was just a kid. However, Lewis’s mother, Carmen has a reason for the separation.

Anthony Hamilton and Carmen Larbalestier got separated when Lewis Hamilton was just two years old. Carmen opened up about her marriage with Anthony previously and shared why it ultimately failed.

According to The Mirror, Lewis’s mother stated, “Lewis was the best thing to come out of my marriage. [The split] didn’t damage Lewis.”

“He is probably better for it than if we had stuck together in an unhappy marriage.”

“Tony [Anthony] wanted to be somebody and he has achieved that. I wanted a quiet life and that put a barrier between us. I couldn’t see myself in that busy, hectic lifestyle.”

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“But I didn’t stop him making sure Lewis got what he wanted. Without his dad’s constant, constant work he would not have been able to continue.”, Carmen Larbalestier further stated.

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Lewis Hamilton shares an amicable relationship with his parents. Despite both his father and mother being married for the second time, that didn’t stop the duo from keeping in touch with their son. Both Anthony and Carmen have made numerous paddock appearances to support Lewis on different occasions.

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Hamilton’s mother, who chose to lead a “quiet” life has recently come into the limelight after the Mercedes driver chose to include his mother’s name in his name. During an interview at the Dubai Expo 2020, the 2020 F1 Champion shared that he is really proud of his family’s name and would want to include Larbalestier in his name.

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Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Master's in Mass Communication and Journalism from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Sabyasachi is an ardent Red Bull and Max Verstappen fan and has been following the sport for over a decade now.

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