Lewis Hamilton made a quick pit stop in New York City this week before heading to Florida for the Miami Grand Prix.
In footage shared by Formula 1 on social media, Hamilton could be seen driving his Mercedes car down the city’s famous Fifth Avenue and doing a donut as fans packed the streets to get a glimpse of the seven-time champion.
His quick whizz past the Empire State Building was to celebrate Mercedes’ partnership with WhatsApp, after they combined with the messaging giants to produce a new race-car emoji.
WhatsApp and Mercedes also turned the iconic building green on Monday night. to mark the launch of the new emoji.
This weekend Hamilton is looking to improve on his showing at last month’s Chinese Grand Prix, in which he finished down in ninth place.
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Lewis Hamilton made a quick pit stop in New York City this week before heading to Florida for the Miami Grand Prix
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Hamilton could be seen driving his Mercedes car down the city’s famous Fifth Avenue and doing a donut as fans packed the streets to get a glimpse of the seven-time champion
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His whizz past the Empire State was to celebrate Mercedes’ partnership with WhatsApp
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Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff take part in the lighting ceremony at the Empire State Building
