Lewis Hamilton is within the driving seat at Ferrari!
To mark the Formulation One driver’s first race with the Italian group, Hamilton, 40, recreated the long-lasting, automotive stealing scene from the traditional 1986 film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
Sharing the clip — wherein he performs the automotive storage attendant who steals the Ferrari that Ferris (Matthew Broderick), Cameron (Alan Ruck) have simply dropped off — Hamilton revealed that creating the skit was a “dream.”
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off has been considered one of my favourite films since I used to be a child,” he famous within the caption of the Instagram clip, which he shared on Wednesday, March 12.
He stated that he needed to “pay homage to the long-lasting movie and to have a good time my first season with Ferrari,” including that his pitch-perfect rendition of the scene took “quite a lot of cutting-edge tech, manufacturing, and planning.”
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Hamilton — who spent 12 years driving for Mercedes earlier than making the change to Ferrari — additionally gave a “shout out” to “legendary” Edward Norton for “coming alongside for the experience.” Norton has a cameo within the clip because the storage attendant’s pal who joins him for a joyride as soon as they’ve stolen the automobile.
The F1 driver concluded by revealing he desires to convey the identical “vitality and pleasure” that he has within the skit to the monitor for Ferrari. “Andiamo!” he added, which implies “let’s go” in Italian — a tribute to his new Italian group.
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Again in January, Hamilton shared {a photograph} of himself on Instagram, marking his first day with the Ferrari group.
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“There are some days that you realize you’ll bear in mind perpetually, and at present, my first as a Ferrari driver, is a type of days,” he wrote within the caption.
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The sports activities star, who was wearing a sensible pinstripe swimsuit for his huge second, added that he had “all the time held on to that dream of racing in pink.”
He additionally famous that becoming a member of the group was the beginning of a “new period within the historical past of this iconic group.”
Hamilton’s first race for Ferrari would be the Australian Grand Prix, which takes place between Friday, March 14 and Sunday, March 16.
