Lewis Hamilton has opened his heart for the first time about his shock split from Nicole Scherzinger and insisted: “I’m stronger than ever.”
The F1 ace’s life went into a spin on and off the track after his latest major break-up from the former X Factor judge.
But the 30-year-old insists he feels “impenetrable” and will not let his split ruin the defence of his championship title, which he starts in Australia on Sunday.
Lewis explained: “Of course, in the previous years it has been the case where it’s affected my life in general.
“Last year, I adopted, maybe the word is a mental attitude that was impenetrable.
"But I feel that I still carry that kind of mentality from last year and whilst it’s not been easy, I feel stronger than ever.
“Having been in this position before, I don’t feel that it’s going to be a problem.”