By alley - Dec 22, 2015, 10:23 AM ET

F1: Hamilton acknowledges dyslexia

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton had to overcome a lot on his way to the top in motor racing, as he related in his interview on 60 Minutes last Sunday. But the Briton has now revealed that he also had to deal with a learning disability as a child.

"As a dyslexic, I struggled [in school]," Hamilton told Germany's

Stuttgarter Zeitung

. I also missed a lot of lessons on Fridays because I was racing on the weekends. School was not a lot of fun for me."

Hamilton added that he would like to find a way to work with children when his driving career is over, rather than continue in motorsport in a different role. He mentioned helping kids get involved with music as a particular interest.

"When I stop, I will get out of the racing world, that's for sure," Hamilton said. "I like children, so I would like to build schools for poor kids, where they can learn an instrument and get a good education – because I know for myself how hard that is."