Lewis Hamilton Once Revealed Personal Chats With $178 Million Worth Soccer Megastar Neymar Jr: “Something Edgy & Different”

Mercedes’ seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, has always been a talented overachiever. The Briton has been involved with various platforms beyond the F1 grid. He is an entity that stands up for various social causes and is always looking to collaborate with other enterprising individuals around the globe.

With his long-standing relationship with Puma, we look back to 2021, when he welcomed the Soccer sensation, Neymar, onboard when he’d newly signed on to Puma as well. The F1 star admitted to having connected with the soccer man regarding their new venture together.

In an interview with Highsnobiety, Hamilton talked about his relationship with Puma and the new things he wanted to pursue with the $178 million worth soccer star. He said that Neymar was like a “brother” to him and that they’ve always shared a good friendship. Hamilton also expressed his excitement about Neymar joining the Puma family and said that he was looking forward to their collaboration.

He’d said, “We already messaged and said, ‘We’ve got to do something together.’ We would want to do something that’s edgy and different, not just the same normal collabs that you do. We’re going to find something cool to do together, for sure.”

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Lewis continues to share more about his vision with Puma.

Lewis Hamilton shares why race car drivers are also athletes

In the same interview, the 7-time world champion explained what goes behind the works of being a successful driver. He said the first step to being a driver is to be an athlete.

He explained, “People don’t believe it, but to be a driver, you are an athlete, and you have to train rigorously to be able to keep up with these ever-evolving cars and the G-force. So the training side of things is where Puma have really stepped up to the plate and helped provide me with gear that is technically efficient.”

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Lewis Hamilton is unarguably one of the best drivers in F1 history, but he’s also so much more. He gives back to society, stands up for the rights of minorities, contributes to animal welfare, and is always collaborating with different talents to learn more and showcase art that matters.

The Briton is striving to make an impact that lasts, and he doesn’t believe in ‘spreading himself too thin’ in the bargain.