It’s party time for Hamilton

LEWIS HAMILTON (pix) celebrated in true Texan fashion after winning his third Formula One world title and the party could go on to the end of the year.

“I plan the next couple of months to be party time,” the Briton had declared before joining his Mercedes teammates at the original Pete’s Dueling piano bar in Austin’s historic East Sixth Street.

The establishment describes itself as a “a sing-along, clapalong, drink-along, have-onehelluva-good-time-along bar” and Hamilton was in the mood.

“My mum’s 60th is coming up, I’ve got friends’ events coming up, more races to win, got the team after-year party, the Stars and Cars...Jeez, man.

“I’ve got to get some good sleep because there’s going to be a lot of partying as far as I’m concerned,” he said.

The party was also to celebrate Mercedes retaining their constructors’ title and Hamilton’s teammate Nico Rosberg, almost motionless on the podium a few hours earlier, was even more up for it.

Hamilton, who will be racing again in Mexico this weekend and has already developed a taste for Tequila, said he could appreciate just how much steam Rosberg had to let off after another tough year.a

Asked to define whether he was having fun like a playboy or a rockstar, he smiled: “Both. Both, definitely.

“It is just work hard play hard,” Hamilton, who was interviewed on the Austin podium by singer Elton John.

“I have just struck a real nice balance.

“At some points you are like it is really on the limit and then I get in the car and I drive the way that I do.” – Reuters