Lewis Hamilton says he is using his frustration at the outcome of last year’s world championship to spur himself to greater heights in 2022.
Having been denied a record-breaking eighth world championship title in a controversial end to the season, Hamilton said he used his two-month break from racing to prepare himself for a new fight this year.
“I really just unplugged, switched off,” he said. “Firstly, on one side, I deserve to be able to switch off at the end of the year anyway.
“But I had my whole family around me. It was actually a rare occasion where we’re absolutely all together and just focussed on being present with them.”
Hamilton said he “took time to digest what had happened” in Abu Dhabi, “which is, I think, still difficult to fully understand everything.
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, so I put my focus into just training, getting healthy and enjoying the time off because it goes quickly.”
He concentrated on making the best use of…