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Lewis Hamilton opens up about mental health struggles

Lewis Hamilton has urged people to continue talking about mental health, saying he has "a lot of difficult days" despite the perception modern day superstars are bullet-proof.

Hamilton has opened up about his time away from the race track, saying the extraordinary circumstances of the year have been both a blessing and a curse. While they have helped him focus on relationships with those closest around him he said the relentless schedule of racing since F1 returned has been difficult to focus on anything else.

Posting to social media on Wednesday, Hamilton wrote: "There are two sides to me.