10 years ago, Lewis Hamilton won his second world title in Abu Dhabi

The emotion is there, but it is more contained. We are far from the agitation, even the hysteria, which took over the stand McLaren in 2008. It is in the last lap, doubling the Toyota of Timo Glock, that the young Lewis Hamilton had then snatched the crown from the hands of Felipe Massa (Ferrari). In the wake of his coronation, the man who was still only the “Kid from Stevenage” had not controlled anything, suffering his title as he had suffered his season. Everything was going too fast then.

A constant duel with Nico Rosberg © DPPI.

Victories, money, glory, notoriety, he was caught in an infernal spiral whose scope he could not measure. The Briton climbed high, very high, into spheres unknown to him. Nicole Scherzinger, pop star and his girlfriend, opened the doors to show biz for him. He became friends with rappers 50 Cent, Swizz Beatz and Snoop Dogg, and converted to hip-hop. It was at this time that he began making frequent trips to Los Angeles (California) to meet his girlfriend, somewhat neglecting his career. The upheavals of his married life soon appeared in the celebrity press, while the bonds, although very