The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns all over the world, have taken its toll. Admittedly, quite a few F1 drivers have confessed to feeling bored while being confined at home. Even 6-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is going through a ‘mental rollercoaster’ due to F1’s forced hiatus.

Interestingly, the 35-year old has been second-guessing himself and his motivation to carry on racing. 2020 would have been Hamilton’s 14th consecutive year in the top tier of Grand Prix racing. Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic has scuppered his chances of a seventh world title, equalling Michael Schumacher.

Like his colleagues, Lewis Hamilton is patiently waiting for F1’s green light to finally hop into his W11. However, the extended lockdown has lead to some introspection and the Mercedes star has even questioned his own motivation.

“I have days when I wake up and feel groggy, I don’t feel motivated to work out,” he explained on Mercedes‘ YouTube chat.

“I feel, ‘Jeez, where are we going? What’s next? Should I continue racing?’ I think all these different things, and then I’m like ‘Damn it!’, and the next hour, or whatever, it passes, and I’m like ‘Damn! I love what I do! Why would I ever consider not continuing?’”

What else did Lewis Hamilton say?

He stressed on the need to feel good about one’s self physically and mentally. He confessed that much of his daily lockdown life caring about himself, psychologically and physically.

“I’ve been really spending time trying to take time for me, making sure that I appreciate me, acknowledging things that you do well, acknowledging when you do well, acknowledging also when you fail and you don’t do it so great,” he said.

“It’s OK. And not being so hard on yourself, all these different things. If we are not improving and growing during these days then what are we doing? You’re obviously just wasting your time sitting on your backside.”

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He urged people to seize every moment and not wait for life to hand everything to them. Lewis Hamilton also insisted that they need to want success more than whoever they are fighting against.