F1 Gossip: Hamilton in training for action movie role?

In today's F1 gossip, Hamilton set for action movie appearance after training video, F1 closing in on Saudi Arabia race and Stroll eyes up Aston Martin stake.

- Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has suggested he will soon star in his first action movie after revealing himself in training at a professional shooting range (Instagram)

 

 

 

 

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Excited to show you something I’ve started working on. I’ve always loved action movies and dreamed of one day being in one. This is where Keanu Reeves trains for his john wick movies so I came here to start training for my first movie role. This is only day 1, was a super fun few hours in a safe professional environment. Keanu, gimme a call, mans ready big thanks to @tarantactical and your amazing team for the time and patience with me. Had the best day

A post shared by Lewis Hamilton (@lewishamilton) on Jan 12, 2020 at 12:17pm PST

- F1 is reportedly about to clinch £50million-a-year deal to stage a grand prix in Saudi Arabia from 2021 (Daily Mail) 

- Billionaire Racing Point F1 team owner Lawrence Stroll is closing in on taking a £200million stake in British luxury car maker Aston Martin (Evening Standard) 

- Ferrari has become the latest team after Racing Point to have had its 2020 chassis successfully pass the FIA’s crash tests ahead of the new campaign (AS) 

- Former F1 driver Gerhard Berger believes Lewis Hamilton has reached the level of Ayrton Senna, adding “he is the first driver I would call Senna in the same breath” (Auto motor und sport) 

- Ex-Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo reckons “a number one has to come out sooner or later” between Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc at the Scuderia (Sky Italy) 

- A cheaper E-karts series will be the answer to Lewis Hamilton’s call for greater diversity in motor racing, according to former Ferrari and Williams technical chief Rob Smedley (ESPN) 

- Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas is carrying out testing as he steps up preparations for contesting the Arctic Lapland Rally (Twitter)

Test day for Arctic Lapland Rally #VB77 @RautiainenTimo @WestproCCOy @AbloyOy @AKKMotorsport @pirellisport @PH__Sport pic.twitter.com/pDfmZaAVii

— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) January 13, 2020