Hamilton gained 5kgs in muscle but won't reveal training secrets… apart from eating pancakes and Cheetos

Britain’s five-time world champ took advantage of Formula One’s new weight rules to put on a stone of muscle over the winter break.

And the Mercedes driver admitted: “I got in the car the other day and I had put weight on. I did my seat fitting and that was… interesting.”

F1's new rules mean drivers now have to carry extra ballast to take them up to at least 12st 8lbs.

Hamilton, 34, beefed up over the winter break from 10st 8lbs to 11st 7lbs.

And he revealed his secret diet included munching on pancakes and cheesy cornmeal snacks.

Hamilton said: “Over the winter I could eat whatever I wanted, so pancakes and Cheetos, all that stuff.

“I stayed very active, and there is good and bad about that as you run low on energy. But for the last month I have been pretty clean.

“My body fat is going down and you target more efficient defined muscle.

“I am not trying to be the Hulk, but it takes time to put on muscle in the right way and it has been great to eat bigger portions.

“I feel in the best shape I have ever been in and can lift more weights.”

However, he remained tight-lipped on his training regime, adding: “You don’t see Roger Federer showing what he's doing training-wise against Rafa Nadal.

“There are things you want to show people, but you have to put your barriers up because you don’t want your competitors to know.

“I’ve just done different disciplines; martial arts, other sports which and use different parts of the body.

“Every year, when you get back in to training it’s painful. I don’t have a trainer, but this year I’ve worked with several different people.

“I’ve tried different things and feel stronger than I’ve been in a long time.”

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