Serena Williams & Venus Williams’ Struggles Left Lewis Hamilton With One Wish: “I Hope at Some Stage…”

It is no secret how close Lewis Hamilton and the queen of lawn tennis Serena Williams are. Legends of their own respective sports, the duo never let go of a chance to praise each other. While Lewis made it big in Formula 1, despite coming from a family with limited means, Serena and Venus Williams did so too. Watching their story unfold before his eyes in the movie King Richard, the F1 sensation was left awestruck.

There are quite a few similarities between the Williams sisters’ and Lewis’ stories. They both dared to step foot into a sport considered exclusive to the elite class. They both had fathers that were fiercely dedicated to ensuring they succeeded. And they both reached the very top and achieved all that was there in their respective sports.

Express UK quoted Lewis saying in March last year, “I did see it [the movie] and I was really fortunate actually during the process to be speaking to Serena and Venus about it and how excited they were about the documentary.

“All of us have watched those two, both of them rise and see their success and trials and tribulations and like all of us, we very much don’t understand what it has taken to get there,” he added. “Behind everyone who is successful, there is always somebody. I can relate to it because I have an amazing family who, without them, I would not be here today.

“I hope at some stage I will be able to do something similar.”

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Lewis has always derived inspiration from the legendary Williams sisters. Moreover, the respect is mutual as Serena once revealed how much she admires Hamilton.

Serena Williams’ high praise for Lewis Hamilton

Ever since the 2020 season, Lewis Hamilton is on the same level as Michael Schumacher for the number of F1 championships. Both F1 greats have 7 world championships each to their name. However, in 2020 itself, Serena believed her close friend Lewis will soon break Schumacher’s record.

Speaking on the eve of the 2020 French Open, Momma Smash said, “He is, for me, the greatest driver that our generation has seen. I’m confident that he will break the record of Michael Schumacher who was also a fabulous driver.

“Lewis and I are super close. I’ve known him for years and I just love that guy. He’s a really good friend of mine. The guy is such a champion. He has such a champion’s mindset. I look at what he does training and physically and his job is. There’s really no words for it to be honest.”

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We are sure that Serena, like many Hamilton fans, is waiting for Lewis to lift the championship trophy for the 8th time. We are waiting for the new season to start. Could 2023 be the year for the boy from Stevenage?