Nic Hamilton | F1 Lewis Hamilton's Brother on Racing with Cerebral Palsy, Recovery & Mental Health
Disruptors
Rob Moore
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2024
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Rob interviews Nic Hamilton, Lewis Hamilton's brother, who opens up about living with cerebral palsy, overcoming gambling addiction, and making history in British motorsport. From being told he'd never walk to becoming a professional racing driver, Nic shares deeply personal stories, including his first time revelation about experiencing narcissistic abuse. His journey of resilience, determination, and finding his own identity beyond his famous brother's shadow makes this episode both an emotional and inspirational listen.
Nic Hamilton REVEALS:
- What life is really like living in Lewis Hamilton's shadow
- How he overcame a gambling addiction
- How he made history as a disabled driver in British Touring Car Championship
- His experience of narcissistic abuse
- How various forms of therapy, including EMDR, helped him understand his relationship with his disability
- Why he was able to transform his perspective on success from monetary value to personal growth and inspiring others
BEST MOMENTS
"Success to, to me when I was a kid was walking up three steps without holding onto anything was a successful day, you know? So I completely lost sight of what success was."
"Lewis' money is his money. I've lived my life with my disability so much that I've learned to always continue pushing forward regardless."
"I personally believe that everyone in the world at some point is going through some type of pain, whether that is physical or mental pain."
"My parents didn't wrap me up and think, you know what? No, we're not taking that as an answer. And we're going to try and do the best we can with him."
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Rob. I want to get to know you better, and I want to make sure that the guests and content that I bring for you are perfectly curated for you. |
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| 0:24.6 | that disruptors go to the next level and it's the content that you love. |
| 0:27.8 | Nick, you said it's hard being Lewis Hamilton's brother. What did you mean by that? |
| 0:39.7 | I mean to be honest he's arguably what probably the best driver ever or potentially in our generation. |
| 0:47.9 | Everyone knows him living in his shadow can be quite a difficult place to be. |
| 0:53.3 | Because you know, you're trying to be your own person, |
| 0:56.4 | your own human being. |
| 0:58.4 | And for me, I'm trying to create my own direction. And I guess when you are known because of who you're |
| 1:06.4 | related to rather than who you are as an individual it can be quite quite |
| 1:11.0 | difficult when you're related to arguably the you know as I said the |
| 1:13.8 | most successful racing driver of our generation and how does that make you feel |
| 1:18.2 | about yourself? I mean it's been it's been tough because you know I'm very mentally open and |
| 1:25.8 | mentally aware of myself and I guess over time I've really struggled to try and |
| 1:31.8 | find my place in in the world both through my disability and my |
| 1:35.6 | condition but also in terms of how people perceive me and see me and see my |
| 1:41.5 | value and I guess when you're related to someone like |
| 1:45.0 | Lewis the first person they see before you is him they ask you about him you |
| 1:51.3 | know before they even like I just have yeah you have yeah literally you know, before they even know, like I just have. |
| 1:53.4 | You have, literally, you know, how you start the podcast, |
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