What do vegan burgers and Singapore have to do with Lewis Hamilton's post-F1 retirement plans?
He’s the most successful driver in the history of Formula One (F1), winning an incredible 103 Grands Prix throughout his career. He has also won a whopping seven world championships, the all-time best record he shares with Michael Schumacher. And yes, he still sits on top of the list for most podium finishes and total points scored as he wraps up his 16th and current season (which Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen won at the Japanese Grand Prix over the weekend).
But there will come a day when Lewis Hamilton finally decides to hang up his helmet. After all, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 driver is 37 years old, making him the second-oldest driver on the grid, behind 41-year-old Fernando Alonso. And Hamilton fans are fully aware that drivers racing in F1 beyond the age of 40 are few and far between, marking these next few years as very likely his last.
But fret not, the British legend told CNA Lifestyle he knows exactly what life after racing looks like. CNA Lifestyle recently got a chance to talk with Hamilton when he was in town for the Singapore Grand Prix.
“I want to be doing something impactful – whether it's with the companies that I'm trying to build or story-telling with movies or documentaries,” he shared, during the interview arranged by Marriott Bonvoy, one of his team's partners and a members' only travel programme which offers exclusive experiences with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team.
“I want to be building up teams that are inclusive, constantly working on missions for which I plan to take over from the UK to the States as well."
Hamilton also hopes to be doing some work in Africa as well. “I really want to be more aggressively working on things,” he added. “Hopefully, I’m going to be working with many different young people that are trying to make the world a better place than we found it."
