Lewis Hamilton, seven -time Formula 1 world champion, has confirmed his interest in taking part in buying Chelsea after being sold by oligarch Roman Abramovich for his ties to Vladimir Putin’s regime.
“Chelsea is one of the biggest and most successful clubs in the world. When I heard about this opportunity, I thought: ‘Wow, this is one of the best opportunities, to be part of something huge,'” he explains. by Hamilton, who is participating from now on in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at the Imola circuit.
The British pilot and American tennis player Serena Williams could invest 10 million pounds each in Chelsea, as Sky News announced Thursday, within a project led by Martin Broughton, former Liverpool president and one of four candidates to get the London club.
From the hand of Serena Williams, her friend
Hamilton did not confirm the amount he would invest, but he revealed that he and Williams had “contacted Sir Martin and he explained his and his team’s goals if they would win the bid. At my costs.” He also commented that “Serena and I are very close and constantly in contact.”
Hamilton has declared himself a former Arsenal fan, Chelsea’s eternal rival. “When I was five or six years old I became an Arsenal fan, but my uncle Terry was a big fan of the‘ blues ’and I went to a lot of games with him to watch Arsenal and Chelsea play”, reasoned of the pilot.
In connection with this, Mav Verstappen, Hamilton’s rival, got into trouble. “I thought he was from Arsenal … And if he’s an Arsenal fan and he’s going to Chelsea, it’s pretty interesting,” said the Dutch driver, who graduated: “I’m a PSV fan and I’m not going to buy Ajax. “
Fan as a child, wanted to play football
Before becoming a great at Formula 1, Hamilton revealed that “from the age of 4 to 17” he played football, “the greatest sport in the world”. “I tried to be the best football player I could be and play on a team but I ended up in races,” he recalls.
A staunch defender of human and minority rights, Hamilton also said he wanted to “have a bigger impact and be more involved in society” through his involvement with Chelsea.
Source: La Verdad
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