However, some prefer to do things that take them out of their comfort zone and that provide not only a useful distraction from the pressures associated with their profession, but that can also lay the foundations of the life that will follow their retirement.
The classic example is Lewis Hamilton, who has a wide range of interests in clothing, music, food and now movie production. The seven-time world champion has always insisted that it’s important to spend quality time away from racing.
His former Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas has gone in a different direction by becoming a gin producer.
The Finn is not the first racing driver to move into the alcohol business. Jarno Trulli, Mario Andretti, Jody Scheckter, Stefan Johansson and Daniel Ricciardo are just a few examples of drivers who have been associated with wine, while both Jenson Button and David Coulthard are involved with w …