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Hamilton receives honorary Brazilian citizenship

by Fergal Walsh
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Ahead of this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has been made an honorary citizen of Brazil.

Hamilton was present at Brazil’s Congress chamber in Brasilia on Monday to receive the citizenship, with a number of fans in attendance.

The seven-time World Champion has long held a love for the South American country, with his racing hero Ayrton Senna, who died in 1994, hailing from Sao Paulo.

Hamilton won his maiden F1 title in Brazil in 2007, and also won the 2016, 2018 and 2021 races held at the Interlagos track.

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Last year, following his impressive display that saw him recover from the back of the field to the win across the Sprint and Sunday’s grand prix, he hoisted the Brazilian flag on the podium.

It was after the dominant drive in 2021 that Congressman Andre Figueiredo proposed that Hamilton should receive Brazilian citizenship.

“It is honestly the greatest honour for me to be here receiving and accepting the citizenship,” said Hamilton.

“I really do feel like now I’m one of you, finally.

“When I arrived here in 2007, the love that’s grown through the experiences we’ve had, and particularly 2021, knowing you guys would cheer me on the way was one of the most special moments of my entire life.”

Lower House Speaker Arthur Lir stated Hamilton was a “hero for all Brazilians”.

Lira added: “Brazilian role models like Senna and Hamilton make us sure that every Brazilian can overcome challenges and win the races in life. I hope you return many times to this country that is also your country now.”

Hamilton enters this weekend’s race at Interlagos with the hope that he can bring his winless run, which stretches back to almost 12 months ago, to an end.

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Comments 3

  1. Dami says:
    3 months ago

    If they’re expecting him to pay tax they’ll soon discover that as a member of the family he keeps himself as a vastly distant relative.

    Besides which, he isn’t worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Senna, the greatest of them all, and the only two who come anywhere close to Senna in the history of the sport are Clark and Fangio.

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    • Martin says:
      3 months ago

      That’s Senna re-invented. He was a top class driver but, lest we forget, also a dangerous hypocrite with ethics so base that he was prepared to kill Alain Prost in the single most psychopathic action ever seen in F1.

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      • Dami says:
        3 months ago

        If you want to talk about being prepared to kill an opponent, when did Senna do anything to Prost, or any other opponent for that matter, which came even remotely close to Hamilton’s deliberate and malicious attack on Verstappen at Silverstone last year? He didn’t.

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