Lewis Hamilton set aside his recent frustrations with Formula One to spend time with basketball legend LeBron James.
The 37-year-old Mercedes driver was furious after the Monaco Grand Prix and requested an investigation by the FIA to sort out the mess before Sunday’s race began.
Lewis Hamilton and Lebron James caught up on Monday after the Monaco Grand Prix. The two shared identical photos of themselves looking out over the Mediterranean on Instagram.
However, he felt better on Monday after catching up with legendary Los Angeles Lakers player James, who is among the highest-paid athletes in the world.
Hamilton seemed to have stayed in Monte Carlo after the weekend’s events, as LeBron traveled from the United States to attend Saturday’s Champions League final in Paris.
On Monday night, they shared photos of themselves together on Instagram, showing James’ arm around his friend’s shoulder as they stood side by side.
While the NBA player wore black slacks and a black pullover with red stripes, the stylish Brit wore an outfit with a black and white floral pattern.
Hamilton wrote, “King of kings, great seeing you brother,” alluding to LeBron’s moniker.
James, 37, a four-time NBA champion and MVP, continued, saying, “BECOME LEGENDARY!! It’s good to see you, brother!
Together, their fans have already liked 2.5 million of their postings.
Despite the fact that James, who is six feet nine inches tall, and Hamilton, who is five feet eight inches tall, are nearly identical in height, several people made the joke that Hamilton must have been standing on a box.
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In sharp contrast to the previous day, Monday seemed to be a bright and pleasant day in Monaco despite the clouds looming over the Mediterranean.
As the weather worsened, the race directors red flagged the start and told the drivers to return to the paddock after sending them out for a delayed formation lap in the rain.
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Even though the rain had essentially stopped by that point, the proceedings nevertheless started an hour later than expected.
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“You think they didn’t do a good job?,” remarked the British competitor, who came in ninth. I didn’t say it was an error.
“I’m not sure why they didn’t send us out right away, but since we are Formula 1 drivers, the weather isn’t a valid excuse.
That’s exactly what I said. When it was first starting to drizzle a little, I was like, “Let’s go.”
“We should have started the race, but we will discuss it in the drivers’ briefing.”
Hamilton was dissatisfied with the FIA race directors after finishing ninth in the rainy Monte Carlo.