This archive report was first published on 25 May 2020.
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton has spoken candidly about his mental health struggles during the coronavirus lockdown, admitting he questioned his future in the sport.
Speaking ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, Hamilton, 35, revealed he had days when he felt unmotivated and uncertain about his career.
"I have days when I wake up and feel groggy, I don’t feel motivated to work out. I feel, ‘Jeez, where are we going? What’s next? Should I continue racing?’,” he said in a video released by his Mercedes team, published on May 24, 2020.
However, Hamilton's doubts were short-lived, and he soon found his motivation and love for the sport.
"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?’” he added.
Hamilton is hoping to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world titles this season, but the spread of the coronavirus has seen 10 races either cancelled or postponed, with the season not set to start until July 5 in Austria at the earliest.
