Best friends with Hamilton - the man 'ruffling feathers' in fencing
"My life is so insane," he admits. "I want to tell my team-mates and want to talk to them about it, but it's just so unrelatable. Even for me, it's really nuts.
" Miles Chamley-Watson attended the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2025 It is a far cry from his humble beginnings and unusual route into the sport. Raised in London until his family relocated to New York when he was nine, Chamley-Watson describes himself as a "bad kid" growing up. Having struggled with severe ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and been expelled from a number of schools, he received a grant to attend a leading private school in Manhattan.
The condition was that he must enrol in either tennis, badminton or fencing as a means of channelling focus. He chose the latter. "If you think about fencing, we're sword-fighting," says the Arsenal fan, whose English accent is still evident decades after leaving London.
"I was like: 'Sick, this is the coolest sport there is. '" His schoolwork improved and he found he possessed a natural fencing affinity. But Chamley-Watson says he felt like he "didn't belong".
"Growing up, there was nobody that looked like me," he added. "But once I started winning, it didn't really matter where I came from. You put your mask on and we're all the same.