Lewis Hamilton says he will celebrate making Formula One history on Sunday with a bowl of soup and glass of wine in front of his television.
The newly-crowned seven-time drivers’ world champion may be Britain’s richest sportsperson with a net worth reported by The Sunday Times of £224 million.
Yet after winning the Turkish Grand Prix he said he had become used to the strict coronavirus protocols that required him to adopt a quiet, no-frills lifestyle.
“This year, I haven’t gone out and I haven’t gone to dinner,” he said.
“I have just been staying in my bubble.
“I get room service every day and it’s not really anything exciting and that’s naturally because I’ve got a championship to fight for.
“So, I didn’t want to take any risks. I think, this year, I sacrificed more than I have in my whole life.
“And, you know, it’s really made it quite difficult. I’m going to go home tonight and most likely it is not going to be the most exciting thing.
“I’m probably just going to maybe watch the race and I usually have like a minestrone soup, but I’ll definitely have a bottle of wine.”
Turkish Formula One Grand Prix results from Istanbul on Sunday:
1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1hr 42mins 19.313sec, 2. Sergio Perez (MEX/Racing Point-Mercedes) at 31.633sec, 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) 31.960, 4. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 33.858, 5. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/McLaren-Renault) 34.363, 6. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull-Honda) 44.873, 7. Alexander Albon (THA/Red Bull-Honda) 46.484, 8. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Renault) 1min 01.259sec, 9. Lance Stroll (CAN/Racing Point-Mercedes) 1:12.353, 10. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Renault) 1:35.460, 11. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Renault) one lap, 12. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/AlphaTauri-Honda) one lap, 13. Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri-Honda) one lap, 14. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) one lap, 15. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari) one lap, 16. George Russell (GBR/Williams-Mercedes) one lap, 17. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari) three laps
Championship standings
Drivers
1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 307 points – champion, 2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 197, 3. Max Verstappen (NED) 170, 4. Sergio Perez (MEX) 100, 5. Charles Leclerc (MON) 97, 6. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 96, 7. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 75, 8. Lando Norris (GBR) 74, 9. Alexander Albon (THA) 70, 10. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 63, 11. Lance Stroll (CAN) 59, 12. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 40, 13. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 33, 14. Daniil Kvyat (RUS) 26, 15. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) 10, 16. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) 4, 17. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA) 4, 18. Romain Grosjean (FRA) 2, 19. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 1
Constructors
1. Mercedes 504 points – champions, 2. Red Bull-Honda 240, 3. Racing Point-Mercedes 154, 4. McLaren-Renault 149, 5. Renault 136, 6. Ferrari 130, 7. AlphaTauri-Honda 89, 8. Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 8, 9. Haas-Ferrari 3
