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Lewis Hamilton’s brother Nicolas has praised his Formula 1 legend sibling for treating his incapacity as utterly regular. The 33-year-old was born with cerebral palsy and medical doctors initially warned he would by no means stroll.

However, Nicolas refused to let his situation outline his limits. Following in his seven-time world champion brother’s footsteps, he pursued motorsport and made historical past in 2015 as the primary disabled driver to race within the British Touring Car Championship.

Nicolas, who returned to the Touring Cars circuit this season, has disclosed how his well-known brother’s childhood therapy helped him confront challenges instantly. It comes after Hamilton’s trustworthy admission over ‘expectations’ positioned on him at Ferrari.

Speaking on the High Performance podcast, he defined: “Lewis normalized my disability. What I mean by that is that, just as much as my parents didn’t treat me any differently as a son, my brother didn’t treat me any differently as a brother.

“I used to be actually like his crash take a look at dummy! Anything that regarded harmful, he would get me to do it first to see how harmful it was. Lewis all the time stated to me, and he may need stated it in interviews already earlier than, however he all the time wished a little child brother. His want was lastly granted.

“Obviously, I ended up with this disability, but for him it wasn’t like, ‘Oh, I’ve now got this baby brother, he’s disabled.’ It was, ‘I’ve got a baby brother and I’m going to pick on him and I’m going to treat him just like I normally would with any baby brother.’

“The quantity of falls, crashes, scrapes, bumps and every thing else I’ve had from Lewis simply play preventing with me and being tough with me, like brothers and siblings do.

“That actually has been a real big part of how strong I am internally. Falling over doesn’t bother me at all. Hitting my head, if I’m bleeding or whatever, I’m not bothered about it.

“I keep in mind him pushing me in a go-kart and making an attempt to get me to go round corners actually fast, and I’d flip out of it and finish up in a bush. He could be like, ‘You’re all proper, get back in!’

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“It taught me to deal with the pain and just carry on. That’s what I do my whole life now, so my pain threshold is super high, and I just continue.

“It would not matter what’s going on, I’ll deal with the ache later. I’ll by no means have that dialog with him the place it is like, ‘Did you understand how a lot of an affect you’ve got had on my life?’ Because that is not his fault both.

“He was chosen in life to have this talent and this opportunity to maximize, and he did that. I’m not saying life is terrible because it isn’t. Life is great. We are a great family. We’ve achieved great things. Lewis is happy and doing amazing things. That’s all that we can wish for.”

After securing a sixth-place end on the current Italian Grand Prix, Lewis and his Ferrari group are gearing up for the upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. It’s been a difficult season for everybody on the Prancing Horse, who’re hopeful that the 2026 regulation adjustments will tip the scales of their favor.