Sitting inside a dirty room, unwashed and slurping a Pot Noodle, Nicolas Hamilton broke down in tears before his computer screen.
Lewis Hamilton ’s half-brother Nicolas has opened up on his addiction hell and just how far his life spiralled out of control
In his memoir Now That I Have Your Attention, Nicolas speaks out about that dark time, which left him on the verge of ending his life.“I felt so ashamed, using this amazing gift to pay my tax bill,” he wrote. Nicolas’ struggles came three years into Lewis’ racing career with Mercedes, in 2017, when he was paid $45 million a year – not including funds from sponsorships and endorsements.
“I could see it was a problem but I was too far in. I was scared to stop. I’d lost so much money that I felt like, if I stopped, I was in a hole that I wouldn’t get out of.”After admitting all to his parents, Nicolas says they were “supportive” and “felt sorry for me”. At 18 months old, Nicolas was diagnosed with spastic diplegia, which affects his balance and muscle movement in the lower half of his body. Doctors predicted he would never be able to walk or run.
“It never upset me. It actually spurred me on to either run faster or become more mobile. I don’t think that was his plan but it was the effect he had on me.” “She just asked my mum whether I needed assistance or help,” Nicolas recalled during an interview with The Independent last year. He told The Times: “Pain will always be a part of my day. I do not take anything for it. I learn to deal with it.”
While being pulled out of the car, which had smoke coming from the bonnet and engine, he recalls a marshal telling him: “Oh dear, Lewis isn’t going to be impressed with this, is he?” Nicolas has faced nepotism comments, online trolling and bullying throughout his racing career due to beliefs that his famous sibling helped him financially or with connections.
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