“Kept Me and My Friends Together”: Lewis Hamilton Opens Up About His Collaboration With Fortnite

The news of Lewis Hamilton’s collaboration with Fortnite is spreading like wildfire. The Formula 1 Racer recently signed a deal with the popular Battle Royale. Now Fortnite is not new to collaborations with players of other sports. Take the collaboration with LeBron James, for example. Fortnite has tried to merge the gaming universe and real life together for a while now. With the latest collaboration, the Battle Royale takes things from physical sports into Motor Sports.

The Lewis Hamilton collaboration will bring Fortnite players two new skins in the game. Players can claim the skins and enjoy the casual and suited-up look of the 38-year-old racer. While this collaboration is exciting, it is unusual. Even for Fortnite. So now we ask ourselves, how did this collaboration come to be in the first place?

Lewis Hamilton opens up on his collaboration with Fortnite

Turns out that Lewis Hamilton has some history with Fortnite. While the racer is not behind the steering wheel of one of the planet’s most engineered machines, he likes to kick back and relax while playing the game with his friends.

Recently, during an interview with Jake Lucky, Lewis Hamilton spoke about how this collaboration came to be. While sharing details about the collaboration, Hamilton speaks about his connection with Fortnite. Hamilton starts by speaking about how he has always wanted to be involved with video games. He shares that he’s been a gamer since he was very young. He then says ” Particularly Fortnite was the thing that I would play with my friends. ”  

Hamilton shares about how he keeps up with all his friends by playing Fortnite while traveling. He then says ” This was the thing that kept me and my friends together.” He then goes on to express how he never expected to have a character of himself in the game. The Mercedes driver spoke about how he liked LeBron James’ collaboration and mentioned how the Epic Games team reached out to him and got things fired up.

With Lewis Hamilton in the game, many fans of Formula 1 are turning their heads towards Fortnite. With such collaborations, Epic Games looks to narrow the divide between eSports and what people usually call sports.

What to expect from the Lewis Hamilton collaboration?

Lewis Hamilton joins a growing roster of sports stars and celebrities who have been featured in Fortnite’s Icons series. Previous additions include LeBron James, Neymar Jr., Ariana Grande, and Marshmello. The Lewis Hamilton Fortnite skin includes a race-suit-like outfit, and a more casual alternative outfit featuring a shirt and shades.

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Notably, the Fortnite set includes Roscoe, Lewis Hamilton’s vegan bulldog, who has gained fame on Instagram with 961K followers. Roscoe appears as dangly back bling and can also be seen perched on the front of Hamilton’s glider, resembling a surfboard. The Lewis Hamilton Set is set to launch in Fortnite’s premium store on Friday, November 17, 2023. Players will have the opportunity to acquire the new skin and experience the unique additions associated with the set.

With the addition of Lewis Hamilton to the Fortnite Icon Series Roster, fans can anticipate great things from the game. While this is not the first collaboration of such magnitude, the consistency that the game manages to pull off these collaborations is impressive. With the addition of Lewis Hamilton to the game, what collaboration do you think Fortnite will pull off next?

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