Lewis Hamilton REVEALS that the late Queen Elizabeth was a huge Formula 1 fan as ‘she knew everything ‘ about the sport
Sir Lewis Hamilton recounts his interesting lunch conversations with the late Queen Elizabeth.
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Lewis Hamilton and Queen Elizabeth (via imago)
Lewis Hamilton was recently interviewed by GQ. The seven-time Formula 1 World Champion was asked about his favorite lunch experience. Lewis was quick to recount his meeting with the late Queen of England in his answer.
“Wow, yeah. The most memorable dinner I’ve been to was with the queen. It was a lunch, I guess, in 2012. I got this invite to come through Buckingham Palace. I was like, “Sure!” I turned up and there were like 12 guests, and I was sat right next to her. The queen of England! Her partner was a big racing fan, and she said she watched it because he watched it. She knew everything! That was pretty cool.” Lewis mentioned this encounter earlier while on ‘The Graham Norton Show’.
Hamilton has already been awarded Knighthood and is often referred to by his official title – Sir Lewis Hamilton. The Queen was present at the very first modern Grand Prix in 1950 – at Silverstone. That is enough testament to her love for our sport.
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Anthony Davidson hints at Lewis Hamilton always being Mercedes’ first choice ahead of George Russell
The Mercedes duo battling it out at Suzuka was definitely the highlight of the Japanese Grand Prix. The rising tension between the two teammates became apparent with Russell’s radio messages in the closing laps of the race. Anthony Davidson, Mercedes’ simulator driver, comments on the incident and offers insight into the team’s inner workings.
Davidson reveals that there certainly exists a hierarchy at Mercedes and George Russell is well aware of it. The Briton said [according to silverarrows.net] “There’s definitely a hierarchy in that team, And rightly so. You know, Lewis has earned that status in that team as a seven-time world champion, and George can’t argue against that.” Davidson says that the veteran is the clear number one driver at Mercedes.
Debates about Mercedes’ team dynamics started after the Japanese Grand Prix. George Russell and Lewis Hamiltonfought for on-track positions in the early stages of the race. As the race drew to a close, Russell seemed hesitant to let Lewis Hamilton, who was much faster, through. Ultimately, Mercedes had to resort to using team orders to make sure Lewis passed Russell.
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