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While attending a fan fest in Melbourne Lewis Hamilton jokingly reminded George Russell that his official title was ‘Sir’.
During the Australian Grand Prix weekend Lewis Hamilton and George Russell attended a fan fest in Melbourne, which included a fan Q&A.
At one point in the event George was explaining how his first racing idol was seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher, which led into a funny exchange with Hamilton.
“Schumacher was my idol, the one I looked up to,” Russell said.
“Then obviously Mr Hamilton came along, took over and started doing the business.”
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This prompted Lewis to say:
“I don’t get referred to as Mr Hamilton too often. I thought you mentioned my dad there.”
Lewis then turned to Russell and jokingly told him: “It’s ‘Sir’, actually”, which led to laughter from all involved.
The Briton was knighted last December at Windsor Castle, which makes him the first ever active Formula 1 driver to receive the honours.
You can watch the video of the exchange below.
Sir Lewis Hamilton with the mic drop 😂
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