No matter how successful you get, it is important that you stay grounded. It is important you don’t lose touch with your roots and where you came from. Lewis Hamilton makes sure he doesn’t let his success at Mercedes get to his head.

Lewis Hamilton was a young boy from Stevenage. His origin and background made him an outlier. That’s a lesson he had learned early on in his life – I am different.

Hamilton battled through. His career started with RC car racing and he won there. Graduating on to karting, he continued winning. He brought his winning mentality with him to the Formula circuits, absolutely crushing rivals in all the competitions he took part in.

His entry into F1 was par excellence too. The Briton started his career with McLaren in 2007 and announced his arrival in the grandest of fashions. While the season was won by Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, Hamilton was not far behind the champion. Kimi won the title with 110 points; Lewis was tied with Fernando Alonso at 109 points. Just a point separated him; just a point stopped him from winning the world title in his first season.

Fast forward to today and that young boy has won 7 world titles. Despite all the success, he makes sure he can take out time for his fans, especially the younger ones. Only recently, he invited a few children to the Mercedes paddock and spent time with them.

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Moments like these help children feel inspired and motivated. Speaking to their heroes helps them learn and grow. It helps them move towards their own goals and aspirations.

It’s something he wasn’t required to do, but something he wanted to do, and that speaks a lot about him.

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These kids got their wishes answered much before Christmas. This was a sweet move and something that these children will remember forever.