Lewis Hamilton Reflects on The F1 Hiatus
Great insights from the most popular F1 driver and how he is living this sport hiatus, when and how it will resume racing and what it means to him.
By Matt Morlidge, Sky Sports
Lewis Hamilton has admitted that racing without fans in attendance will leave him feeling "empty" - but says Formula 1's enforced hiatus has given him even more motivation to perform once the sport returns.
In his first interview since F1 2020 was delayed, a "healthy and fresh" Hamilton also revealed that he is trying to make the most of the "part-sabbatical", having considered taking a year off in the past.
Although the first 10 races of the planned calendar have been called off, the sport hopes to start a potentially 18-race season with back-to-back races in Austria at the start of July, before heading to Silverstone.Both of those Grands Prix, however, as well as the race in Hungary, will take place behind closed doors if they go ahead."It gave me a really empty feeling," Hamilton, F1's six-time world champion, said of hearing the news. "The fans really make the race.
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