Lewis Hamilton’s Golf Partner Tom Brady Turns Up in Support of Local Hero Logan Sargeant for the Miami GP

This weekend, the F1 fraternity is in Miami for the race weekend. Since this is Miami, it was fairly obvious that there would be various celebrity appearances. Every celebrity loves a good PR opportunity, and a sport of F1’s caliber is the perfect place for one. It further helps if the said celebrity is a Formula One fan or is also in the sporting community. For those wanting to keep track of the celebrities, the earliest one spotted was NFL legend, Tom Brady.

Aside from his NFL exploits, he also has a unique Formula One connection. As it turns out, he and F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton are golfing partners and often enjoy a good game together. However, this weekend, Brady was not part of Hamilton’s entourage or one of his cheerleaders. Instead, he chose to go down the patriotic route and support the local boy, Logan Sargeant, who drives for Williams F1.

Tom Brady snubs Lewis Hamilton in support of local hero Logan Sargeant

Tom Brady’s love for Miami is no secret, meaning when he turned up for the Miami GP, most fans were already expecting him to be there. However, given his friendship with Lewis Hamilton and their past as golf partners, most also expected to see him in the Mercedes paddock. However, Brady had other plans, choosing to support American driver Logan Sargeant at the race.

Brady will undoubtedly be among the first of many American athletes turning up in support of Sargeant, given that he is the only American driver on the grid. Sargeant, however, had a practice session to forget, coming in the bottom five of the pile. Fans hope to see him have a better time in the sprint race lined up for Saturday.

Brady once offered Sargeant some advice

It is worth mentioning that the NFL star was expected to show up for last year’s Las Vegas race. Unfortunately, he was unable to make the trip to cheer on Sargeant and later apologized to his fellow American. He told the Williams F1 driver, “Give it your best shot, have fun, and whatever happens, man, you just got to learn from it. Win or lose, we are always in competition. We’re trying to learn from the good, learn from the bad, and try to do a little better as we go.”

Around that time, Sargeant and teammate Alex Albon put on an impressive qualifying performance. In fact, both drivers ended up in the Top 10, qualifying 6th and 7th. Sadly, they could not capitalize on their one-lap pace and eventually plummeted to 12th and 16th respectively. The big question now is, can Sargeant perform well on his home soil?