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Daily Record
07-07-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Record
Lewis Hamilton's brother speaks out about how Ferrari treated him at British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton was joined by his younger brother Nicolas on Saturday at the Ferrari garage. Lewis Hamilton's younger brother, Nicolas, has revealed what he really thinks about the treatment he received from Ferrari after visiting the seven-time Formula One world champion during qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Hamilton's sibling, Nicolas, 33, is also a race car driver and currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship for Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock. Hamilton has cerebral palsy and therefore races in a specially-modified car for his needs. During his time in the BTCC, he has entered in 150 races. Nicolas is known to have a close bond with his older brother and made the trip to Silverstone over the weekend on July 5 to see the 40-year-old in Ferrari colours for the first time. After Hamilton's qualifying sessions for Sunday's race where he's secured the most wins out of any driver in F1 history (9), the racing legend made his way to his younger brother as the pair engaged in brief conversation before embracing one another. Beaming with pride for Lewis, Nicolas took to social media to share how he was treated by the legendary Italian team upon his arrival, the Express reports. Writing on X, he said: "So good to be back, supporting big bro! "First time for me with @scuderiaferrari, where I have been made to feel so welcome." Despite having his loyal little brother cheer him on, it was a disappointing end to qualifying for Hamilton who could only capture a starting place of P5 for the race. Despite a remarkable start in practice before setting the pace in Q2, Hamilton was only able to find a hundredth of a second in Q3 as he'll begin the race after Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and George Russell. While he failed to improve on his earlier qualifying runs, Hamilton confessed he feels more confident in his car. In addition to this, despite starting fifth on the grid, he is still determined to defend the trophy he won last year at Silverstone during his time at Mercedes. He said: "I definitely feel a lot better in the car this weekend. "This track is incredible, the crowd's been amazing but we needed just a little bit more, like another tenth of performance in the car just to nudge us a little bit closer to the front guys." Hamilton continued: "Of course, I'll dream of it tonight and I'll try and execute tomorrow. "I think the weather's going to be interesting,. "I'd imagine it's dry probably for the race but it would be cool if it's drizzling or… yeah, we'll see."
The Sun
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
Lewis Hamilton's brother joins him at Ferrari for first time as he shares heartwarming snap – and dog Roscoe visits too
NICOLAS HAMILTON was spotted in the Ferrari garage supporting his brother for the first time since he moved to the Italian team. Lewis Hamilton 's brother posted a heart-warming snap on Instagram of the pair embracing in the Ferrari garage amid the final practice session at Silverstone on Friday. 6 6 Nicolas captioned the picture: 'So good to be back, supporting big bro! First time for me with Scuderiaferrari, where I have been made to feel so welcome.' The Hamiltons have motor racing in their DNA, with Nicolas currently competing in the British Touring Car Championship for Powder Monkey Brewing Co with Esidock. Nicolas, 33, races with a specially-modified car due to his cerebral palsy. Nicolas is a huge inspiration to fans across the globe, becoming the first ever disabled driver to compete in BTCC against able-bodied drivers. Born two months prematurely, Nicolas spent the first six weeks of his life in intensive care and was diagnosed with spastic diplegia - a form of cerebral palsy - at 18 months old, with doctors predicting he would never be able to walk or run. The two brothers have a close bond and Lewis went incognito to watch Nicolas race at Donnington Park in April 2023. The seven-time world champion, who is going for a record-extending 10 Silverstone wins on Sunday, watched a best-ever finish of sixth for Nicolas. Nic said in an interview at the time: 'Lewis has never put a penny into my motorsport, 6 'There's people who still don't believe me when I say that, but that is literally the situation. 'I've had a lot of online trolling and bullying where everyone says I'm only in BTCC because of Lewis. 'A lot of the criticism is unjust – I don't deserve it. But to finally shut the critics up on 23 April was the best thing I could ever wish for. It was a load of relief and a lot of weight off my shoulders.' Nicolas had competed full-time in the British Touring Car Championship since 2019 but stopped racing part way through the 2023 season. With the new BTCC campaign beginning in April, it was thought that Nicolas' 20-month sabbatical would be extended. But in March it was announced that he would be making a shock return after nearly two years out driving a modified Cupra Leon for Un-Limited Motorsports this year. Meanwhile, on Saturday Hamilton dropped from P2 in the third qualifying session to qualify fifth for the British Grand Prix on Sunday. 6 The 40-year-old went too wide in the final sector, with old team-mate George Russell beating his time, as provisional pole-sitter Oscar Piastri bobbled wide too. But a stunning error-free lap from Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Red Bull star, with Piastri and Lando Norris making up the front row. Elsewhere, Hamilton's beloved French bulldog Roscoe was spotted returning to the Silverstone paddock this week. The Brit previously told SunSport that "his heart stops" every time he gets a text about Roscoe, with the 12-year-old dog recently recovering from pneumonia. 6
