Home/F1

via Imago

via Imago

Barring a couple of exciting Grand Prix, you don’t always see celebrity presence regularly in F1. That, of course, is an assumption excluding Lewis Hamilton and his personal guests. Despite him going through a slump in form, his popularity hasn’t seen any downward trend. In fact, it seems to only be growing, and his recent guest at the Saudi Arabian GP is a testament to it. American rapper Travis Scott, along with his entourage, paid a visit to the 7x world champion and instantly started fanboying over him. The warmth between the two left fans suspecting that they were cooking something away from the public eye.

Another star registering their presence at the event in Jeddah was Will Smith. The Oscar winner was even a part of the grid walk ahead of lights out and that left fans wondering if he was the newest addition to Lewis’ Brad Pitt starrer F1-based movie. Much to the disappointment of fans, Will denied any such possibility, citing the absence of any offer for the role.

Travis Scott fails to hide his excitement around Lewis Hamilton

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Travis and his crew were present in Mercedes’ hospitality section. No points for guessing who they were rooting for. Anyway, when Lewis came to meet them, Travis told him that this was his “first time” watching an F1 race in person. He also, with boyish excitement, told the Mercedes sensation how he found the quick pit stops fascinating.

Read More: How Many Times Has Fernando Alonso Won in F1?

The meet had fans wondering if the duo was working on an album together. After all, it’s been a while since we heard XNDA, right? Take a look at how fans reacted to Lewis meeting Travis and his crew.

Some fans lauded Lewis for his affable personality that brought in a bunch of celebrities to the races rooting for him.

Every video of their meet doing the rounds of the internet looked hazy. That had some wondering if it was a result of some 420-friendly shenanigans in the hospitality section.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Watch This Story: Lewis Hamilton’s Past Rendezvous With UFC Star Conor McGregor & Rita Ora

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Do you think this was just a meet and greet? Or is there an XNDA album in the making that we just don’t know about as yet?