Lewis Hamilton is a global sporting icon who is revered around by many other athletes. One athlete with whom the Mercedes driver has a special connection is American Football star Odell Beckham Jr.
Hamilton and Beckham Jr. have supported each other from across the Atlantic for a while. The LA Rams wide receiver even came to the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix to showcase his support for his friend.
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In his YouTube video, we can clearly see Odell’s excitement for the race as it was his first time in Monaco. Hamilton, while interacting with him before the race asked,” Did you see the car there? You know that happens with four tires on and four tires off in 2 seconds.”
” Quick. That’s what I was talking about, though. Go get it,” said Odell to Lewis. The Mercedes driver humbly replied,” I appreciate that message.”
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Lewis won the race with the tiniest of win margins from Max Verstappen. The performance inspired Beckham Jr. a lot, and he spoke about Hamilton’s race to Sky Sports.
Lewis Hamilton leaves Odell Beckham Jr. inspired after his Monaco 2019 win
The Mercedes driver was on a 68 laps old medium tires and successfully held off the young Dutch driver over the course of the race. This detail did not go unnoticed by Beckham Jr. who was inspired by his friend’s performance.
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“To see Lewis pull it off, under pressure, in the championship – I was telling a brother of mine this has really motivated me, the whole experience. This was something that motivated me. This was the Monaco Grand Prix. As I had a conversation with him, I understood how much this one meant to him,” said the NFL star.
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It was certainly a magical performance from the 7-time Formula One world champion. But it also made the weekend for his friend who had traveled from The United States of America to watch him race in Monaco.
Beckham Jr’s words really emphasize the magnitude of the challenge that Hamilton was facing during the race. Hopefully, the British driver could once again pull out something special from his bag to take home another win at the principality this weekend.