Lewis Hamilton stated he was delivered a “curveball” of a query on the Miami Grand Prix when he was requested about David Beckham turning 50 this weekend.
The 2 are buddies and beforehand shared the identical company and, having a number of seconds to consider his reply, Hamilton spoke extra about what Beckham has executed since retiring from a soccer profession that noticed him win a number of trophies and captain his native England.
It may have been seen as telling that Hamilton was impressed by Beckham’s post-playing profession achievements, given he’s now within the twilight of his time in System 1.
Having received seven world championships, extra races than anybody else and shone for a lot of a season, Hamilton has hit the skids since shifting to Ferrari for 2025.
Aside from a shock dash race win in Shanghai, the 40-year-old has endured a troublesome begin to life with the Scuderia to the extent that Ralf Schumacher has even steered he ought to retire this summer season.
However, as he addressed the media on Thursday afternoon in Miami, it was apparent that bettering his Ferrari kind is entrance and centre of his thoughts – even when he’s set to co-chair the Met Gala, an annual fundraising occasion at The Metropolitan Museum of Artwork.
Requested what he could be sporting, Hamilton bullishly replied: “I do not even know. I’ve not likely put a lot thought into it.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, and David Beckham on the grid
Picture by: Steve Etherington / Motorsport Photographs
“It is wonderful working with Anna (Wintour) and her crew. It has been a privilege. To have the ability to proceed to do stuff in trend is enjoyable.
“Anna’s been actually understanding – I have never had plenty of time to do an enormous quantity with it, however the work has been in drips over the previous two years already with Anna. So yeah, excited for folks to see it.”
Hamilton may not have relocated to Italy, nonetheless dwelling in Monaco, however he did discuss how a lot he enjoys travelling to Maranello – and never simply to work on ironing out the issues plaguing his begin at Ferrari.
“I find it irresistible. Attempting to remain off the pizzas and the pasta, which I am not doing very effectively with if I am trustworthy,” he stated.
“I used to be there final week and had like three pizzas in two days. I’ve my hookup – he retains bringing me a pizza. I textual content him late after the day and I am like, “Hey, can I get a pizza?” He retains bringing me one.
“However yeah, I actually am having fun with it. Not dwelling in Italy at present, however spending extra time remains to be one thing I actually need to try to work out find out how to do by the yr. My Italian isn’t actually progressing, so I’ve most likely received to throw myself extra into the thick of it.
“However the crew’s been effectively. Numerous modifications, an enormous quantity of labor has been occurring from my first days there to regulate sure issues, for instance within the sim, and everybody’s been actually responsive and massively supportive. So I’ve actually appreciated it.”
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