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Hamilton continued, \u201cI think he just wanted something to do with me, this kid that had all this energy, that had no fear. \u2026 Something flowed through me, it was the only thing I was confident in.\u201d<\/p>\n
By 13, Hamilton was offered a spot on the McLaren driver development team. He joined F1 nine years later.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou\u2019re nice and friendly outside the car, but in the car, my dad would say, \u2018You have to be ruthless, aggressive, sharp.\u2019 In the car there are no friends,\u201d Hamilton explained of his early racing days, noting he finally found a sense of belonging while attending a 2007 fashion show. \u201cEveryone was wearing what they wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cYou didn\u2019t feel like you were being judged because everyone\u2019s on their own vibe. It was the first time I got into an environment where everyone was expressing themselves and I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou\u2019re nice and friendly outside the car, but in the car, my dad would say, \u2018You have to be ruthless, aggressive, sharp.\u2019 In the car there are no friends,\u201d Hamilton explained of his early racing days, noting he finally found a sense of belonging while attending a 2007 fashion show. \u201cEveryone was wearing what they wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cYou didn\u2019t feel like you were being judged because everyone\u2019s on their own vibe. It was the first time I got into an environment where everyone was expressing themselves and I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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