Lindsey Vonn, Who Claimed Lewis Hamilton Makes Way More Money, Stays True to Her Skiing Roots Amid Recent High Speed Venture

The average speed of an F1 driver is around 128 mph, whereas it rises to a maximum of 231 mph on certain occasions. Whereas, a professional athlete in alpine skiing can reach up to 150 mph as well. To perform that in snow-clad mountains, with nothing but skiing gear on, is something that one might miss terribly. Alpine skiing legend Lindsey Vonn has had somewhat of a similar taste of longing for her primary sport, after spending an ample amount of time driving racing cars of late.

Her F1 interests also made her close to British driving great Lewis Hamilton, with whom she shares an endearing friendship to date. However, she could also see the flip side of the coin if she were to become an F1 driver, as she doesn’t make as much money as Hamilton in the first place.

Lindsey Vonn misses the sports she first fell in love with

Lindsey Vonn recently took to her Instagram and wrote, “Shake ‘n bake, baby! Loved driving fast but will always miss the speed of downhill…” There may be an adrenaline rush to driving a car at high speed, but it’s no less for an alpine skier who goes downslope at a great speed as well. Vonn certainly feels that way.

Lindsey Vonn has always been a fanatic for fast cars, racing circuits, and most of all, the F1 race, the prime attention in all racing events. She has shared her love and interest in racing on multiple occasions, socially and otherwise. She also came very close to making a career shift once to F1, but the condition of avoiding pregnancy for 3 years prevented her from pursuing it.

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Vonn was also attracted to the hefty rewards that F1 drivers garner, especially her close friend Lewis Hamilton. Although she didn’t pursue it then, she has spent an ample amount of time recently on racing circuits. She got her hands behind the wheel during a promotion for the FE race recently. However, she never shies away from expressing her gratitude for her beloved sport of alpine skiing.

Alpine skiing made Lindsey Vonn what she is today

Vonn was 9 years old when she met Olympic gold medalist alpine skier Picabo Street. She was enamored by what Street did, and it soon became her new obsession, subsequently her passion, and eventually her profession. Vonn went on to win a gold medal herself at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in the downhill event. She also won two other Olympic bronzes in her career.

The sport of slaloms helped her frame a multitude of accolades on her wall of fame, and thereby her legacy is built on it. Any amount of deep passion for a secondary sport i.e. F1, can replace the one that she built her life around. Lindsey Vonn will always remain a legend of alpine skiing in the hearts and minds of her fans.

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