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Lewis Hamilton is an icon. His presence is immaculate, not just in the F1 world but also in the fashion industry and Hollywood. The Briton is friends with several high-profile celebrities like Kanye West, Jay-Z, Tom Brady, etc. Subsequently, you can see an outpouring of love and support from multiple celebs for the Mercedes driver during race days.

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The seven-time world champion also has his ex-girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger to thank for exposing him to the music industry. The Pussycat Doll singer and Hamilton were one of the power couples when they dated. Their relationship allowed Lewis to make friends in the music industry.

His friendship with Kanye West is particularly special as the former McLaren driver frequently visits his family when in LA. Lewis also said“I like to think I’m relatively close to Kanye and his family. Whenever I go to L.A., I can go around and hang. They actually are a beautiful family. It’s pretty similar to my own family.”

On the other hand, Kourtney was asked a question about Lewis during her visit to the Ellen Show a few years back. Ellen tried to help Kardashian find love in a game of “Who’d You Rather?” In the game, Hamilton was paired against John Mayer and Ellen asked Kourtney if she knew Lewis. Kourtney said“Yes, and I love Lewis. I am still going to say, John Mayer.”

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Lewis was also rumored to be dating Kourtney’s younger sister Kendall Jenner. However, none of the two confirmed anything about the same.

Lewis Hamilton plans on making the “best racing movie” ever made with Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt

After accomplishing everything on the race track, Lewis Hamilton set his sights on achieving success in Hollywood. The 37-year-old has joined hands with Brad Pitt to make one of the best racing movies to exist. Hamilton’s Dawn Apollo films are set to produce the movie. The movie has also received a positive response from fans and from the F1 grid alike.

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Hamilton told Motorsport.com “I’m incredibly excited about it. I mean, what we’ve able to so far put together team-wise is pretty incredible.”

Lewis said, “I have such high hopes for it. I know we’re going to make the best racing movie that’s ever existed, both visually and we’re going to work on making sure we pull on the heartstrings of all those fans.”

The movie is expected to build the same hype as Netflix’s F1 drama series Drive to Survive did a few years back. Many team principals and fellow colleagues of Hamilton have extended their support for his mega project.

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The Mercedes driver will also look to fight back and challenge for his record-world championship next year after a disappointing campaign. Can Lewis Hamilton and co get back their throne from their arch-rivals?