“Best Day of My Adult Life”: Lewis Hamilton Pulls the Strings to Help His Disabled Brother Into Unique Experience as F1 World Wipes a Tear

How many times can a person win our hearts? Going out of the way to not just be an F1 driver, but be a larger-than-life person for his fans, team, and family. That’s Lewis Hamilton for you. Everyone knows how important Hamilton’s family is to him. He just showed the same again with his brother Nicolas.

Nicolas Hamilton, the younger brother of Lewis Hamilton races in the British Touring Car Championship. Nicolas suffers from cerebral palsy, a condition found in one in 400 children in the UK. Nonetheless, Nicolas overcame his disability to score a point in the 2020 season of the British Touring car series.

Earlier this year Lewis had requested Mercedes, to arrange a special simulator drive for his 30-year-old brother. The Silver Arrows wholeheartedly arranged the same with a modified seat and pedals for Nicolas. He had a full day in the simulator as per Lewis Hamilton’s Instagram post.

The 7-time champion described how Nicolas is the first disabled person to ever drive an official F1 team simulator. Fans have been feeling quite emotional seeing Lewis’s bond with his brother. Lewis loves the fighting spirit of his brother and so do the fans.

F1 World becomes Emotional over Lewis Hamilton giving Nicolas the Mercedes experience

Several fans flocked over to Lewis Hamilton’s Instagram post to comment about their happy feelings. Nicolas too commented to thank his brother for the unique experience.

Nicolas said, “The best day of my adult life so far. Thank you @mercedesamgf1 & big bro @lewishamilton for an experience I will never forget” 

Besides the 30-year-old, many fans were delighted to see this amazing gesture from Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. Some of the notable Instagram comments are mentioned below:

“Lewis Hamilton is one of the most kind-hearted people on this planet.”
“What a pair of legends”
“Common Mercedes W”
“This is beautiful – not just what you did for family but what you all have done for the community. This is why you are and will always be the best”
“This is amazing!!! His smile melted my heart !!!”

People also have noted the wholesomeness of Lewis and Nicolas on Twitter and reacted to the same. Here are some of those reactions.

Lewis Hamilton always stands up for equality and several social issues.

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Though some people criticize him, Lewis never fails to live up to his principles and the cause he fights for via his actions.

It is surely a huge deal that Mercedes made custom modifications for a dedicated simulator day for Lewis’s brother. While they will do everything for one of their top drivers, they have bigger fish to fry with the kind of season they had. So the Brackley team deserves appreciation for going out of their way to make this happen for Nicolas Hamilton.

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Although this is the visible scene at Mercedes, they will be working day and night behind the scenes to make their 2023 car faster. After all, the Silver Arrows leave no stone unturned in terms of their sporting efforts to improve.