The most expensive, rare, and bizarre vehicles Lewis Hamilton drives when he's not racing
This is British racer Lewis Hamilton, who was recently crowned Formula 1 world champion for the fifth time.
Hamilton passed his driving test in 2002 and bought his first car — a second-hand Mini Cooper not too dissimilar to the model Mr. Bean made famous in the British sitcom featuring Rowan Atkinson. Before long, Hamilton was lent a Mercedes C 200 by a dealership which he said was "very cool" and popular "with the ladies" when he was only 18. The second car he bought was a bit of a step up, as he purchased a Ferrari 599 GTO, a vehicle he only recently sold.
Source: Sunday Times: Driving.
In a 2017 interview with Formula1.com, Hamilton was asked which car he'd use if he could only ever drive one on the road ever again. "Probably the Mercedes SL 300 Gullwing," he said. Looking at it below, it's not a bad choice — but the only problem here is that it is a car Hamilton does not yet own.
Source: Formula1.com and Autoblog.
And what multi-millionaire champion would Hamilton be if he did not have his own Bombardier Challenger 605 private plane that he "pimped out" in red because white planes are just boring? He has one rule — take your shoes off after you've boarded the $15 million jet.
Here's a side view:
Source: Facebook.
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