Hill advises Hamilton to focus on his job and learn to lose

Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton must find a way to cope with losing, advises 1996 world champion Damon Hill, who also warned the Mercedes driver to strike a better balance between his professional and private lives.

Hill told Germany's Kolner Express tabloid that Hamilton, the 2015 championship leader and reigning world champion, does not react well when he is beaten.

"Lewis does not respond well even if he finishes second," Hill said referring to Hamilton's surly reaction to being beaten. "I think he has to change that behaviour."

"Even Michael Schumacher found a way to finish second and still show the result as a kind of victory," said Hill, referring to his former arch rival.

Hill, who now works as a pundit for British television, also expressed concerns about Hamilton's off-track lifestyle.

"I'm worried about his lifestyle," he said. "He's at boxing matches, fashion shows, concerts, but I'm afraid you have to sacrifice some of that easy-going lifestyle. You can't have it both ways."