Nicolas Hamilton: ‘Lewis has never put a penny into my racing... it’s not easy being related to him’
“I was 16 in my wheelchair and went to a check-in desk at an airport to go and watch Lewis at an F1 race.” Nicolas Hamilton – half-brother to seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis – takes a deep breath as he reflects on the turning point in his life.
After a childhood impacted by the debilitating movement condition cerebral palsy, the moment he stood up and never sat back down.
“This lady did not ask me any questions,” he recalls. “She just asked my mum whether I needed assistance or help. I had all the hormones of a teenager wanting to be a man. I was growing a beard. I wanted to talk to girls and go to the
