Lewis Hamilton’s Tempting Workout Routine Prompts Hunger Games Star to Make Honest Confession

F1 drivers’ weight training is an often anticipated question. In the pinnacle of motorsport, there is no room for any slack. And after his 2019 championship victory, Lewis Hamilton revealed the difficulties a driver undergoes during and after a race as Hunger Games actress Elizabeth Banks cheekily commented on his routine.

Year on year, drivers experience a rigorous physical practice and fitness regime before taking part in the races. Furthermore, they lose around 3-4 kgs during a race, so in a sport where reducing weight to go faster is important, the drivers lay special focus on this.

Lewis Hamilton opens up on the difficulties F1 drivers face

Speaking on the Graham Norton show in 2019, Lewis said, “So, if I’m a kilo overweight, I can lose up to two seconds in the race distance. So my weight is really important and also during the race I lose up to four kilos in the race in an hour and 45 minutes.”

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The high track temperature combined with the heat on a circuit could lead to dehydration. Venues like Malaysia, Singapore, and more recently Miami, are tough tracks to race as drivers battle the heat.

He added, “Yeah, those ones (Singapore and Malaysia) are killer, but also because it’s just incredibly physical. The G-Force that we pull when you go there, I mean the things like on rails. So when you’re doing 150, 180 miles an hour and you turn, the thing turns and your body wants to go the opposite way.”

“So you have to have a really good core stability. You can’t be big and bulky. If you have your weight, you know if I was super muscly up here, my weight would be too high. So have to do lots of squats for my butt.” 

Elizabeth Banks, known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series, keenly listened to Hamilton’s words, and hilariously commented on his workout schedule saying, “I’d like to watch that routine.”

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Hamilton continues his fine form with a podium in Austria

After a torrid start to the season, the seven-time world champion has finally found form. Three podium finishes in the last three races have undoubtedly turned his confidence around.

However, this race in Austria is arguably Hamilton’s best result this year. Firstly, his record in the Red Bull Ring was poor by his standards as he last stood on the podium back in 2016. Secondly, after suffering heavy damage to the car in qualifying and starting P8, a third-place finish is a solid result.

He has his crew to thank as they fixed a new chassis to his W-13 in just one day. Moreover, Mercedes have once again closed the gap to the top two and will hope to carry this strong momentum as the season progresses.