Lewis Hamilton ‘never put a penny into brother’s racing career’ as heartwarming tale told

Nicolas Hamilton has reiterated that doesn’t fund his motorsport ventures with the British Touring Automotive Championship driver establishing a profession on the high stage of home racing with out the assistance of his internationally-known brother.

The 31-year-old suffers from the incapacity cerebral palsy, that means he competes with a modified automobile to assist his impaired motion. Hamilton has been extraordinarily vocal about his experiences with psychological well being and his incapacity as he hopes to encourage deprived drivers to pursue a profession in motorsport.

In an interview with , Hamilton defined: “Lewis has by no means put a penny into my motorsport. There’s individuals who nonetheless don’t consider me after I say that, however that’s actually the state of affairs.

“I’ve had loads of on-line trolling and bullying the place everybody says I’m solely in BTCC due to Lewis. Plenty of the criticism is unjust – I don’t deserve it. However to lastly shut the critics up on April twenty third was the perfect factor I may ever want for. It was a load of aid and loads of weight off my shoulders.”

The end result from April that Hamilton refers to was his career-best end of sixth within the BTCC collection at Donnington Park. This efficiency marked the second factors end of his spell within the collection and was watched dwell by his older brother in a proud second for the household.

Hamilton has, nonetheless, been open concerning the pressures and influence that being associated to Lewis has delivered to his profession. Along with his brother being probably the most profitable F1 driver in historical past, the 31-year-old has labored arduous to carve out his personal, distinctive story.

“I’ve at all times needed to discover one thing that makes me totally different, my USP,” Hamilton continued. “On daily basis I be taught one thing new about my situation after which I discuss to folks – I’ve at all times been very open on psychological well being.

“Now I stand in entrance of 1000’s to inform them my story and to encourage all types of individuals – disabled, folks of color, mother and father of disabled youngsters. It’s snowballed since 2020. No matter whether or not I’m a Hamilton or not, I’ve ended up making a story and a model which could be very robust for folks worldwide to narrate to.

“I need to proceed spreading my voice – not round being Lewis Hamilton’s brother however round making a legacy to assist disabled folks and other people in a darkish place. I’ve been in darkish locations and I need to showcase that that’s completely OK. Society will settle for you if you happen to settle for your self.”