14 things you might not know about Lewis Hamilton

After almost 10 years at the top in Formula One, there’s not much most people don’t know about Lewis Hamilton.

From his rise through the ranks at McLaren to the reinvigoration of his career with Mercedes, a move which at the time was met with massive scepticism, Hamilton has also grown off the track from the young lad who burst on the scene in 2007 to arguably motorsport’s biggest celebrity, hanging out with the biggest names in music and sport.

That rise in profile has made him one of the more polarising figures in F1 but also one of its most respected.

While the story of the three-time world champion is still being written as he continues his fight with teammate Nico Rosberg for another F1 title in 2016, there are still some interesting facts that maybe even the most hardened member of #TeamLH doesn’t know about their star man.

Here’s 14 things you may not know about Lewis Hamilton.