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Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he nearly quit Formula One after the lying incident in the Australian Grand Prix.
The former world champion took all of the criticism he received as a result very personally and was not sure if he could continue racing.
“There was a lot to take on board after what had gone on,” Hamilton said. “I care about how people perceive me.
“It was a feeling of ‘shoot, maybe I shouldn’t be in the sport’ rather than not in my team. This is my dream team and I am fortunate to have been here from the beginning.
“I never had a desire to drive for anyone else. So it was not a desire to leave the team, just to stop racing.
“For a split second it was ‘this is too much to take. How do I recover from this?”‘
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