F1’s Lewis Hamilton Receives Honorary Brazilian Citizenship
- He was honored for winning Interlagos Grand Prix in 2021
- Lower house’s floor was packed with fans and lawmakers
Lewis Hamilton waves after being awarded Honorary Brazilian Citizenship in Brasilia, Brazil on November 7.
Photographer: Evaristo SA/AFP/Getty ImagesBritish Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton became an honorary citizen of Brazil on Monday for winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in 2021.
On that occasion he wore a helmet honoring Brazilian Ayrton Senna and, at the end of the race, he repeated his colleague’s gesture of making a lap of consecration with the Brazilian flag.