Angela Cullen

Angela Cullen (born 5 August 1974) is a New Zealand physiotherapist and former field hockey player. From 2015 to March 2023, she worked for Hintsa Performance and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. She is best known for being the physiotherapist to seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton.

Angela Cullen
Cullen in 2020
Born	(1974-08-05) 5 August 1974 (age 51) Devonport, New Zealand
Education	Auckland University of Technology
Occupation	Physiotherapist
Known for	Physiotherapist to Lewis Hamilton
Spouse	Silas Cullen[1][2]
Children	3, two sons and daughter

Biography

Born in Devonport, New Zealand, August 5, 1974,^[3] Cullen played hockey at an international level for New Zealand between the ages of 15 and 21.^[3] She holds a degree in health science and physiotherapy.^[4]

Cullen worked at the English Institute of Sport in London as a senior physiotherapist, supporting the British Olympic team, UK Athletics the British triathlon team and other corporate clients.^[5][6] In the British Olympic team, she worked with 100 m and 200 m sprinters and the 4 × 100 m relay team, the latter going on to win a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic games in Athens.^[5]

Cullen undertook a cycle tour in 2006 riding from Tierra del Fuego to Colombia, cycling up to 155 miles a day.^[7] She was later a senior advisor for SPARC High Performance in New Zealand. Cullen also worked with the New Zealand Academy of Sport and Sport New Zealand.^[6]

In 2015, Cullen joined the Hintsa Performance company.^[8] Following the death of Aki Hintsa [fi], a mentor to Hamilton, she became Hamilton's physiotherapist and assistant.^[8] Cullen took up the role in 2016, also being described as his chauffeur and confidante.^[9]

On 17 March 2023, it was announced that Angela was moving on and would no longer work alongside Lewis Hamilton.^[10]

She then worked with Marcus Armstrong – who also hails from her homeland of New Zealand. During NBC’s broadcast for the first-ever Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge event, the 50-year-old was spotted in the pit box of former Ferrari junior prospect Armstrong.^[11]

Following Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari for 2025, Cullen has been reported as working with him again.^[12]

Personal life

Cullen has 3 children, 2 sons and a daughter, and lives in the Alps region of France.^[13][14]