Hamilton reveals drunken escapade – "I was hammered!"
Lewis Hamilton has opened up about a
drunken incident in a pub during his teenage years, where his dad had to
collect him after he got " hammered " following a shift behind the bar.
Growing up in humble circumstances, his
father worked several jobs in order to help fund Hamilton's burgeoning racing
career.
The future seven-time World Champion himself
also entered the world of work, taking a job behind a bar in order to help make
ends meet, and revealed that some after-hours sampling of the delights on offer
once got a little out of hand.
"I've never been into pubs," Hamilton said.
"I worked at one when I was 17. I was
a bartender.
"I think I was getting like £3.50 an hour
or something ridiculous like that. It was minimum wage. It was a good
experience – but the best part was when I quit.
"On the last day, I cleaned up the
bar and I was like, 'what are these drinks that I've been giving everyone?'
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