“People say: ‘Dude! You drive around at 200 miles an hour!’ And I’m like, in terms of fear factor, that’s easy for me. Hamilton is aware of the irony of being terrified of what many people would regard as trivial things. Lewis Hamilton, pictured with his dog Roscoe, admits he is a nervous driver on the roads (Image: Lewis Hamilton Instagram) Will Lewis Hamilton win another F1 title? Have your say in the comments section below. “It’s pathetic, but I do.” The reason? “Oh God, spiders,” he said of the fear which stems from being made to watch the film Arachnophobia by his sister when he was younger. Hamilton also revealed another of his fears, spiders, which he takes particular care to avoid in Australia to such an extent he quests to stay near the top floor of hotels and checks the bathrooms for creepy crawlies on arrival. “I just think that I find it stressful,” said Hamilton “I try not to do things that don’t add to my life.” He then added: “Look, we’re on these roads, anything can happen.”

READ MORE: Starbucks billionaire and Star Wars director helped convince Lewis Hamilton to stay in F1 It then emerged that Hamilton was not only a very careful driver but a nervous one as well. Heath first revealed Hamilton’s choice of vehicle, a Mercedes electric Smart car. The seven-time world champion made the surprise revelation in his wide-ranging interview with Vanity Fair, part of which saw writer Chris Heath travel as Hamilton's passenger. However, it turns out Hamilton is a particularly nervous driver between races and tries to avoid public roads as much as possible.

Having raced a Formula 1 at speeds of more than 200mph for more than 15 years, you would think Lewis Hamilton would be at ease driving on public roads.

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