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Lewis Hamilton’s brother reveals how Call of Duty 'kept him close' with the Mercedes F1 champion

Originally posted on FirstSportz | By Manmayee Joshi | Last updated 4/11/24

Nicholas Hamilton recently appeared on Sky News to talk about his book, ‘Now that I Have Your Attention’ where he has candidly spoken about his experience in the world of motorsport and the intricacies and complexities of it. Of course, he also talked about his relationship with his brother, Lewis Hamilton.

Just like his brother, Nicholas Hamilton is also a racing driver. He has raced in the British Touring Car Championship. However, due to his cerebral palsy, the younger brother competes against specially abled drivers, whose cars have a hand clutch instead of a pedal.

Nicholas recently took the time to shed light on his relationship with Lewis.

Our races clash a lot of the time, but with technology these days you're only a phone call away. Brothers, we get on well and I'm always there at the end of the phone if he needs me, and vice-versa. The last thing we want to do is talk about motorsport - we like to play Call Of Duty. Gaming is a big thing for us, it's kept us close. Nicholas Hamilton told: Sky News

Both being racing drivers, their schedules clash a lot of times, however, their busy routines can’t keep them away from each other. With constant phone calls and like any siblings, they like to do gaming together. Nicholas Hamilton also claimed that Call of Duty has helped him and Lewis in developing an extremely close bond with each other.

Nicholas Hamilton fully supports Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari move

As already known to the world, at the start of February Lewis Hamilton made an official statement regarding his move to Ferrari in 2025. Keeping everything in view, his younger brother has given his complete support to his brother.

Nicholas believes it’s time for a new chapter for his brother.

It's a great opportunity for him and a new chapter for him, and I'm 100 percent behind him like a lot of people are. It should be a good year and, at the end of the day, he needs to do what's best for him. As I said, I'm always going to be behind him regardless. Nicholas Hamilton via: Sky News

After spending more than 11 years with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton has decided to part ways with the team at the end of the ongoing campaign. In the last few years, the Brackley-based team’s performance has dropped, and perhaps in hopes of another world championship, Hamilton has decided to go after his childhood dream and sign a contract with the Maranello-based Ferrari outfit.

This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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