LEWIS HAMILTON has shared a hilarious story of his adventures in the online video game world.
The F1 star is as professional as they come and still at the top of his game at the age of 38.
But he still affords himself some downtime and during Christmas he swaps the steering wheel for a video game controller.
However, Hamilton does not stray too far from what he knows best, with driving game Gran Turismo his favourite.
The Brit recently appeared at Mercedes event where he told a brilliant tale of when he once went head-to-head on the track with a fan of his.
He said: “I have Gran Turismo and I play that sometimes during Christmas.
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“And I go online and the last time I played it over Christmas there was someone with my initials like ‘LH’ or ‘Lewis’ or ‘LewisGB’ or something ’44’ and he kept taking me out, he had no idea he was racing me.”
Hamilton has also used the off-season to bulk up ahead of the 2023 campaign.
And he swapped the white hot atmosphere of F1 for far more chilly surroundings.
He shared pictures down in Antarctica of him going for an 11-kilometre run as he celebrated his 38th birthday.
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And he didn’t waste the chance to capture some of the sights either, including penguins, a seal and an old whaling facility – with Hamilton saying he was “thankful” it was no longer in operation.
But taking to his Instagram story, Hamilton showed off a chiselled figure with the countdown for F1 testing – set to start on February 23 in Bahrain – well underway.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
