VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton is tatted up big time and has explained the meaning of all his ink

Who knew that Lewis Hamilton had so many tattoos?

The reigning Formula One world champion has opened up about the personal meaning behind each and every piece of art on his body in an interview with Men's Health magazine today.

"I love my ink," Hamilton explains. "They all have a meaning. I'm very strong in my faith, so I wanted to have some religious images. I've got Pieta, a Michelangelo sculpture of Mary holding Jesus after he came off the cross, on my shoulder. 

"A sacred heart on my arm. Musical notes, because I love music. The compass on my chest is there because church is my compass."

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"Family is everything for me, so I have 'family' written on the top, across my shoulders. 'Faith', obviously.

"And I have 'powerful beyond measure' written on my chest – it's a short bit I took out of a quote from the writer Marianne Williamson. On my back I have the cross and angel wings: rise above it, no matter what life throws at you."

Fair enough Lewis but I had my eyebrow pierced when I was 16 so you're not the only rebel in the world.