Ever since entering the Formula 1 paddock with a Pussycat Doll on his arm, Lewis Hamilton has kept his private life quiet, until now.

The sporting megastar dated Nicole Scherzinger from 2007 to 2015, but rumours aside, he’s kept things under lock and key ever since, but has now opened up to his new country and fans.

The seven-time champion has realised a dream of racing for Ferrari, by far the most iconic team in motorsport, and out of the British and American eye, he got up close and personal in Italy before his competitive debut.

In an interview with media giants La Gazzetta dello Sport on the eve of the season opener in Australia, Hamilton discussed his aspirations to become a father for the first time.

Admitting that F1 has gotten in the way until now, the 40-year-old said: “I admire those who can do their job well and have a family at the same time.

“But if I had a son, I would always have my eyes on him, because I love children. I am an uncle and I love spending time with my nephews, but looking after them when they are with me is stressful and requires commitment.

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“But I have no regrets about it: I know where I am in my life, I am lucky and happy. In the time I have left in F1 I want to give my best and I will do it.

“Yes, I would love to [have children]. I love children and it’s definitely something I would like to do in my future.”

For now Hamilton’s future is Ferrari and nothing else, as he looks to do the incredible and win a record-breaking eighth drivers’ championship and the Scuderia’s first since 2007 – the year he joined the sport.

Back then, he completed an incredible journey to motorsport’s pinnacle, needing McLaren head Ron Dennis to take a punt on him as a kid and provide the crucial funding that’s unfortunately non-negotiable in F1.

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To make it, his father Anthony worked tirelessly in the background to seal the deal, but Hamilton has rarely talked about how difficult it was for his mother, Carmen Larbalestier.

“My parents sacrificed everything to allow me to get to where I am,” the Stevenage-born star recalled.

Hamilton had his parents alongside him on an emotional first day in 

“As a kid I lived with my mother, but at a certain point she let me go and live with my father to give me the chance to focus on racing. She basically gave up a son.”

Carmen’s decision saw her son become one of Britain’s greatest-ever sportspeople, but even seven championships and a record 105 race wins is nothing compared to a first to start 2025.

Hamilton finally wore red for the first time as a Ferrari driver in January as thousands waited at their Fiorano test track to see their new hero.

There beside him was Anthony, and also Carmen, shooting away on her camera phone despite a glut of professional photographers on the scene.

“Everyone in my family made huge sacrifices and having them by my side on a day like this was important to me,” Hamilton said of the moment.

“It was beautiful to see my mother excited. It’s the first time I’ve seen her so happy about something to do with racing.

“When she found out I was going to Ferrari she was really excited, so much so that I said to her: ‘Wait, are you happy?’ I wasn’t used to seeing her like that!”

Since becoming a Sir in 2021, Hamilton has reiterated that he wants to incorporate his mother’s Larbalestier surname as a tribute as she was alongside him on the day at Windsor Castle.

His family are already embossed in tributes across his body, but in another personal reveal, he’s admitted his time for tattoos is over in his 40s.

“I’ve kind of given up on tattoos. It takes too much time and I don’t have enough,” he told Gazzetta.

“I’m proud of my tattoos, without them I would feel naked. They are a part of me and they are part of my personal history.”