Lewis Hamilton Breaks Silence on his F1 Movie’s “Incredibly Surreal” Oscar Moment

Lewis Hamilton broke silence on his dream F1 film reaching massive heights and being nominated for four Oscar categories.

Lewis Hamilton Breaks Silence on his F1 Movie’s “Incredibly Surreal” Oscar Moment

Lewis Hamilton (via Getty)

Lewis Hamilton‘s dream F1 film has been gaining massive recognition worldwide, even months after its release. The movie, made on a reported budget of around $300 million, has earned over $630M at the box office and continues to post significant numbers to this day. Recently, the movie was nominated for four different categories for the Oscar award, as Hamilton opens up on such a massive achievement.

The F1 film included extreme realism, and scenes were shot during actual race weekends. The movie was a quick sensation and posted massive numbers. Given the movie’s success, it is no surprise that it is open for a sequel already, with Lewis Hamilton also planning to work on multiple other movies. For now, the 41-year-old opened up about the Oscar nomination and what it meant to him.

Namely, the F1 film has been nominated for the Oscars’ Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing, and is going up against movies like Frankenstein, Sinners, Train Dreams, and many others. In a recent post on social media, Lewis Hamilton highlighted that this news was incredibly surreal for him.

Lewis Hamilton noted that it was an honor to witness F1 film going up against some of the most talented artists and storytellers in the industry. Hamilton recalled that while developing the movie, the entire crew was aware that they were working on something special. The 41-year-old is delighted to witness the movie get the recognition it deserves.

This is so incredibly surreal, It’s a tremendous honour to see the F1 movie nominated by the Academy, especially alongside such talented artists and storytellers. When we were making this movie we knew we had something special, real and authentic on our hands and it’s amazing to see everyone’s hard work and dedication recognised. Major shout to everyone who worked on this, so so deserved.

Lewis Hamilton said via Instagram, @lewishamilton.

Lewis Hamilton reveals being ‘grateful’ for the winter break from Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton suffered from a nightmare of a debut with Ferrari in the 2025 season. As such, he hoped to take a much-needed break over the winter and unplug from the matrix. Following a few weeks away from the spotlight, Hamilton took to Instagram to share his delight and refreshed mindset from the break. The 41-year-old revealed that he was incredibly grateful for the break, especially after returning to the grid now.

Lewis Hamilton (via Getty)
Lewis Hamilton (via Getty)

Further, Lewis Hamilton noted that he had some time to disconnect from everything, recharge himself, and find some inner peace. He added that he was able to spend quality time with friends and family, which helped him laugh and forget how draining the 2025 season was. Hamilton asserted the importance of being disconnected even in a world that moves at such a fast pace.

Another return. I’m incredibly grateful for this break. Time to disconnect, recharge and find a bit of inner peace. Time with family and friends replenishing with rest and good laughs has been everything I needed after a very draining year. In a world that moves so fast where we’re constantly being pulled in so many directions, truly disconnecting and has been the most amazing feeling.

Lewis Hamilton said via Instagram.

Certainly, the 2026 season will put forth a completely new challenge for Lewis Hamilton and Co. However, if time is any witness, Hamilton has remained resilient to such struggles and gives it his all on the track. The seven-time champion will hope to put forth a much better performance this time around as compared to the previous years.

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