F1 leader Hamilton no longer a
follower on Instagram
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 [September 20, 2019]
By Abhishek Takle
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton
leads the way in Formula One and the Mercedes driver is not a
follower on social media platform Instagram either after changing
his routine.
The Briton told reporters on Thursday that a decision to delete all
the accounts he follows had made a significant difference to his
life.
"I think I just wanted kind of a fresh slate," he explained at the
Singapore Grand Prix.
"I just noticed that for me... you wake up and the first thing you
do is turn on your Instagram and check what’s happening. You’re
always catching up and I just decided to change.
"I wake up now and I have a bit of a read, I start my day
differently and I’m hardly ever on it and this has made a big
difference to my life, personally."
The five times world champion, whose interests outside of Formula
One include music and fashion, has never been shy about sharing his
life with his fans.
He has 12.8 million followers on Instagram and 5.6 million on micro
blogging site Twitter, where he still follows almost 850 people.
"Sometimes obviously people come up and say: ‘Hey, you’re not
following me but you follow that person'," he said. "So now I don’t
follow anybody and no one can complain.
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix
REUTERS/Thomas Peter
“But I still follow everyone closely, I look at everyone’s Instagram
particularly within my sport just to see what they’re up to and I
still support people."
Hamilton, who is well on the way to his sixth title, said before the
sport's August break that he wanted to read and meditate more.
The winner of eight of the season’s 14 races so far is 63 points
clear of team mate Valtteri Bottas in the overall standings.
(Editing by Alan Baldwin/Ken Ferris)
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