Lewis Hamilton leaves fancy restaurant with bunch of models Lewis Hamilton may have fallen under fire recently after slamming his home town Stevenage. But the 34-year-old is worlds away from ‘slumming’ it, as he was spotted leaving the fancy restaurant Cecconi’s with a bunch of models.
Wearing a neon orange hoodie, the F1 star tried to go undercover as he pulled the hood up around his face, blocking out his eyes with a pair of shades. He’d matched the bright look with a pair of army print pants, which helped him keep his sway as he placed his hands in his pockets while walking away from the venue.
The two women he was with appeared to be in high spirits as they found themselves climbing into the back of his Mercedes GT coupe. One was channeling Kim Kardashian vibes as she dressed head to toe in black, while her gal pal matched Hamilton in a bright yellow jumper.
Just last month, the five-time world champion cause outraged on Sports Personality Of The Year, as he branded the town he grew up in as ‘the slums.’ However, since then he has made an apology and admitted to the mistake in an Instagram video. He said: ‘I am super proud of where I’ve come from and I hope you know that I represent it in the best way I can always.
I definitely make mistakes quite often, and particularly, when you are up in front of a crowd trying to find the right words to express the long journey you’ve had in life, I chose the wrong words.’ But it looks as thought he’s brushed the comment off, and has recently teased his fans with a throwback – or thrown forward – snap on his gram.
Poking fun at his OAP makeover, Lewis wrote in the caption: ‘Throwback to the future,’ before adding: ‘GrandpaLewis #tbt @allianz.’ Lewis then went on to share some behind-the-scenes photos revealing how his makeover was done, with one picture showing makeup artists placing a wig on his head. The 2016 ad is set in 2066 and sees an elderly Lewis relaxing in his massive country home telling his grandchildren about all his achievements in racing. ‘Dare to follow your dreams,’ he tells them.
NEXT NEWS:F1: Lewis Hamilton wants ‘epic’ title battle with Red Bull. Mercedes’ world champion is ready for the challenge from Red Bull and Ferrari. Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton hopes that Red Bull can compete with Mercedes and Ferrari for the titles this coming season. Hamilton expects Ferrari ace Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas to provide his biggest competition in 2019.
But he also believes that if Red Bull can improve their reliability then their new Honda-powered car could make Max Verstappen a title challenger. When asked who his biggest rivals will be in 2019, British star Hamilton told F1. com: “I would imagine it’s going to be Sebastian and Valtteri alongside me, but will Red Bull [challenge]… they’ve got a great car, and they were very strong at the end of the year.
“They’ve got a new engine next year. Will it be able to compete with ours? I hope so, because that would be epic if Red Bull could really start to mingle with us a bit more, weekend in, weekend out. “They’ve got to obviously improve on their reliability which has been a big downfall for them this year. So there’s lots of areas, but I really wish them all the best - and we are down for the competition that’s for sure.”.
Seidl takes charge at McLaren. Andreas Seidl has been appointed as McLaren’s new F1 managing director. The German becomes the “face of their F1 operation”, says the Daily Mail, and he will report to McLaren chief executive Zak Brown. With a new MD in place and Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris forming a fresh driver line-up, McLaren will look for a big improvement after a disappointing campaign last year.
CEO Brown told Motorsport. com that he expects a big year for the team as they aim to be among the points. “We’re anticipating a good car,” said Brown. “The off-season development has gone according to plan but you ultimately don’t know what the competition’s been up to and the competition’s tough, and getting tougher.
“We need good feedback [from Sainz and Norris]. This will be a much different car to 2018. We want them to race the field hard. Naturally team-mates race each other hard but they get along well, they are good guys and to move forward as a team we need them to bring both cars back in the points. That’s the team goal.”. Wolff praise for Russell.
New Williams driver George Russell can become an F1 star of the future according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. In 2018 Russell, 20, was part of Mercedes’ junior driver programme and a reserve driver, as well as racing for ART Grand Prix in Formula 2.
The rookie’s talent behind the wheel impressed Wolff, who said: “I can only repeat what Sebastien Philippe [Russell’s boss at ART] told me. He said he’s one of the best we’ve ever had within our team. I think we might have another young British boy here that can become a star in the future.”.
NEXT NEWS:Leclerc sets two huge targets for debut Ferrari season.Charles Leclerc has set sights on victory in his and Ferrari's home races next year – hoping to crown a debut campaign in Scuderia scarlet with Monaco and Italian Grand Prix triumphs.
The Monegasque will become Ferrari's second-youngest F1 driver in history next year but is taking no time to settle in. Leclerc will replace Kimi Raikkonen to team with Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari next year and has been tipped to elbow his way into the German and Lewis Hamilton's title fight, despite his relative inexperience. Having shown fine skills and racecraft in a rookie campaign at Sauber, Leclerc doesn't want to waste any time in realising his dreams with the famous Italian squad.
Leclerc said: "Pressure? No, I do not feel it. I feel the support more and I must say that I am happy. My goal is obviously to do my best and respect the team's expectations. "I will have at my side a driver like Sebastian Vettel who will be an important help for me to grow and learn.
He is a wonderful person, as well as a great driver, and I got to know him when I worked at the Maranello simulator and he thanked me for the work I did. "Going back to my goals. It is clear that racing for Ferrari I would like to win a couple of grands prix: such as Monaco, my home race, and Monza.
But I cannot imagine what it will be like to race in Italy as a Ferrari driver!". Having driven a Ferrari car as a fully fledged Scuderia driver for the first time in last year's post-season Abu Dhabi test, Leclerc was glowing in his praise for the machinery. He added: "The car is fabulous to drive. It was a great honour as well as a great emotion. "Obviously we are talking about a test, it does not make much sense to talk about performance in absolute terms, but the feeling was immediately exceptional.
NEXT NEWS:'Mercedes will hit 1000 BHP in 2019'.Mercedes will start 2019 with another boost of engine power, with reports from Germany suggesting that their new power unit will be capable of producing over 1000 brake horsepower.
Ferrari pulled level with the Silver Arrows in the power stakes last year, but it appears that the constructors' champions will lay the gauntlet down once again. Autobild has claimed that a renewed focus on consistency, paired with more dynamic products from fuel partner Petronas could nudge Mercedes ahead of the Scuderia once again in 2019.
Ferrari appeared to have the edge over Mercedes in pure speed for a good chuck of last season, but the advantage was not capitalised on, with errors on-track and at the pitwall hampering their efforts and seeing Sebastian Vettel fall away in his title fight with Lewis Hamilton.
Maurizio Arrivabene paid with his job as team principal and he has been replaced by former chief technical officer at Maranello, Mattia Binotto, ensuring that Ferrari's response will be worth keeping an eye on. News of Mercedes power boost will also bring frowns to the faces of those at Renault and Red Bull, who have hoped that a switch to Honda power in 2019 will return them to the fight for honours.
Red Bull are confident that Honda will provide more raw speed than previous suppliers Renault, but concerns over reliability remain for the Japanese marque, with recent report suggesting that their power units cannot be run at full capacity.
Mercedes have dominated Formula 1 since the dawning of the V6 Hybrid era in 2014, winning the drivers' and constructors' title in each season to draw level with Ferrari's record of five consecutive doubles. A sixth constructors' crown in a row in 2019 would equal another record set by the Scuderia in their dominant run at the turn of the Century with Michael Schumacher at the wheel.
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