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Two of the biggest names in their respective sports, Vinicius Jr and Lewis Hamilton, were seen together on Sunday in Italy. The Madrid star, currently on a break due to an injury, was in Monza to watch the famous Italian Grand Prix. The Brazilian forward, an ardent F1 follower, was seen in stylish black sunglasses, a white shirt and jeans.
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He clicked pictures with Mercedes’ star driver, Lewis Hamilton, who was in his usual Mercedes merchandise. The official social media handle of the Mercedes F1 Team posted the pictures of the two stars on Instagram. The post was captioned, “Galactico in the garage. ✨It has been a pleasure, @vinijr. 💚💛”
The Italian Open is the 15th race of the 2023 F1 Season, which has been a thrilling affair so far. Hamilton, who has been a part of Formula 1 since 2007 is having a slightly underwhelming season this year. The eight-time winner is currently ranked in fourth position in the Drivers’ Championship with 156 points, below Max Verstappen(339), Sergio Perez (201) and Fernando Alonso (168).
Real Madrid’s forward Vinicius Jr on the other hand is suffering from a hamstring injury, which he sustained during Madrid’s clash against Celta Vigo on August 26. After pulling up with a hamstring injury just five minutes earlier, the forward attempted to continue playing but eventually hobbled off against Celta Vigo after just 18 minutes.
He is expected to be ruled out for several weeks and may miss up to six games in the Spanish league. Hamilton and Vinicius share a bond of supporting each other. Hamilton had recently come in support of Vinicius when he was racially abused by fans. He had termed Vinicius ‘incredibly brave’ for speaking out against racism.
