Lewis Hamilton’s personalised Ferrari shown off by celebrity friend… with Mercedes likely to be unimpressed with their Formula One champion
Lewis Hamilton may be receiving a phone call from disgruntled Mercedes chiefs soon, after images of his personalised LaFerrari made their way online.
The four-times world champion blazed to glory once again this season, lifting the title in Mexico to confirm himself as the finest driver on the planet.
In an action packed season Hamilton battled fiercely with his arch rival – Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel – beating the Italian sports car manufacturer to the top spot.
Pictures of Lewis Hamilton’s personalised La Ferrari have made their way onto social media
The four-times championship winner even has his name inscribed into the luxury model
Hamilton, however, has shown his soft spot for the iconic super-car producers, after pictures of his pristine model appeared on Instagram.
Canadian actor and comedian Andrew B. Bachelor, better known as Kingbach, took to the social media platform to post some snaps of Hamilton’s ride.
The two men are friends and have been seen pictured together on several occasions before, most recently at October’s F1 race in Austin, Texas.
‘Kingbach’ posted two images of Hamilton’s car via the Instagram story function, adding laughing face emojis when highlighting the fact the world champion had personalised a rival brand’s car.
Hamilton dominated the F1 scene this year, triumphing for Mercedes at the expense of Ferrari
The F1 star and ‘Kingbach’ (right) are friends and have been seen together on several occasions
The LaFerrari model is one of the most prestigious cars in the Ferrari collection and limited to a very small number of models.
As a result the vehicle hit the retail market at prices in excess of £1million, with many elite clientele missing out on the chance to own the model.
Upon production of the car Ferrari announced only 499 LaFerrari will ever exist.
Fellow owners of the rare supercar include Floyd Mayweather and pop superstar Justin Bieber.
Hamilton was expected to do well in the BBC’s SPOTY but finished outside the top three
Life is rosy for Hamilton right now, who is taking a well-earned break after another incredible season.
The 32-year-old was dealt a blow in midweek when he failed to even make the top three for the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award.
Despite being a favourite, along with world champion boxer Anthony Joshua, the pair were incredibly overlooked in what turned out to be a shock result.
Mo Farah scooped the gong, with Jonathan Rea taking second place and Jonnie Peacock coming in third.