Lewis Hamilton is an adrenaline junkie, both on and off the F1 track. The seven-time F1 champion loves to push himself to the limit, whether it’s skydiving, snowboarding, or anything else that gets his heart racing.
He also owns an exotic range of cars worth millions of dollars. And now, he was spotted on Tokyo Expressway taking a legendary car for a spin. He posted the video on his Instagram, with incredible cinematography and some crazy editing that made the fans drool over a minute-long adventure on the streets of the most populated city in the world.
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Lewis Hamilton takes the Skyline 34 for a spin in this video
On Wednesday night, when the video of Lewis Hamilton driving on the Tokyo expressway appeared on his Instagram, he captioned it: “I only like to drive on the track, but I make exceptions.” And then he went over to drift on the Tokyo expressway.
Moreover, he made donuts with R34 on the streets while the car’s gearbox was spitting smoke. It was an amazing sight for the fans seeing Hamilton doing some street stunts.
Hamilton was driving a Nissan Skyline R34. The legendary car, at its most preserved version, can cost up to $188,500. Probably for this, Hamilton must have flown from Abu Dhabi to Tokyo after his test for Mercedes on Tuesday, and it was worth it for the viewers, if not for the F1 superstar.
Mercedes star hates to take cars on the road
With over 22 races a year, next year will be 24. Hamilton spends a massive amount of his time on the tarmac. No wonder when it comes to driving normal cars, he doesn’t find pleasure in it despite having all the luxury cars in the world.
When Hamilton posted a video of himself doing donuts in an R34 on Instagram, many people were surprised. After all, he usually doesn’t do this kind of thing while hitting the road. Moreover, the last time Hamilton spun a car for donuts, he came in trouble with the authorities in Australia.
So, Hamilton has all the reasons to avoid accelerating the cars at their maximum on normal roads. But at the same time, the 37-year-old loves to have some thrills over here and there, and this was one of those days, as he says he wants to live his life to the fullest.