Lewis Hamilton, the defending F1 World Champion is a British racing driver who races for the Mercedes AMG Petronas in Formula One. He is considered to be one of the best drivers presently in F1 and possibly one of the greatest ever in the history of F1 racing. He bagged his maiden World Championship title in the year 2008 with McLaren Mercedes and since then he owned the sport like a King. He won back to back World Championship titles in the year 2014-15 and broke various Formula One records in the road to his fourth title. The F1 world has a lot of his excellence left to witness in the future as he's looking for his fifth title.
Lewis Hamilton is one of the highest paid drivers in F1 today and also one of the richest sports star of all time with a net worth of nearly $240 million. No wonder his craze for exotic fast cars extends off the racing track as well and hence he owns a range of cars more flabbergasting than any of us could ever imagine.
let's take a look at the exotic collection of cars from Lewis Hamilton's personal garage.
# The Legendary- Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
The Mustang Shelby GT500 line now owned by Hamilton is one exclusive car and before he got it, it underwent a series of customization at classic restoration with genuine Shelby parts to have an "Eleanor" based aesthetic. It is a 1967 Ford Mustang and has a slightly different face compared to the original Eleanor, aftermarket suspension upgrades for better handling and 5000cc V8 Coyote under the hood for a lot of extra horses. This is the closest ever you get to a brand new Eleanor. The candy red Mustang now widely knows as the GT500CR, and it is talked of as dream car amongst muscle car fanatics globally.
#Super Classy- Mercedes SLS black series
Whenever Hamilton invests in a Mercedes to represent his affiliation with Silver Star, he takes it up to another level. He took delivery of super classy SLS AMG black Mercedes back in 2014. A beefed up Aero package and extra 59bhp under the hood in comparison to the stock SLS, this is also one of the quickest Mercedes ever to go off the factory.
#The Exotic- Shelby 427 Cobra
One of the rarest and most expensive Ford cars on the street today, 427 Cobra was fitted with huge 7.0L race engine to the road version to enhance its power and acceleration. The huge fenders and wide body kit distinguishes his 427 Cobra from the rest. Can you guess how much does it cost? Well.... a whopping $1.5 million. It is another flawless masterpiece from Hamilton's personal garage
#Luxurious in and out- McLaren P1
Throwback to the days when Hamilton drove with McLaren and bagged in first ever World Championship title in 2008, he showed his affection for boyhood team and got delivery of a royal blue P1. The 903hp twin-turbo V8 hybrid monster appears to be his escape whenever he is at his swanky house in Monaco. Though he has several exclusive cars lined in his garage, this magnificent P1 appears to be his favorite pick.
#The best horse from Ferrari's stable- LaFerrari
Hamilton took delivery of the bright red LaFerrari last year and the world can't stop drooling over it. Something which made Hamilton's LaFerrari look slightly different from other cars of the same version is the roof. He has forgone the standard black roof in favor of completely red finish and the only word to describe this is "Splendid". Isn't it?
Ferrari should probably produce more of these named after Lewis Hamilton, the red roof makes it Stand Out among the La-Ferrari'sp
Besides all of these, Hamilton owned the royal Pagani Zonda 760LH which got crashed couple years of ago when he took on driving seat after "heavy partying".
Here's Hamilton driving his LaFerrari over Beverly Hills