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Lewis Hamilton is leaving a lasting legacy in this world through his exploits on and off the track. What’s more? He’s not even done racing yet! However, with his high-profile reach and network, it should not come as a surprise that the Brit has some very talented and famous friends around the world.

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This year at the US Grand Prix held in Austin, Texas, Lewis Hamilton took some time off from basking in the love of the fans to send a shout-out to a friend who won’t be attending the race this weekend. We all know Matthew McConaughey is a big F1 fan, however, he is a fan and a friend of Lewis Hamilton, too!

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Although Lewis Hamilton will not be competing for titles at this year’s US Grand Prix, he was graced with Academy Award winner McConaughey reminiscing about the last time when Hamilton won the F1 title at Austin. McConaughey took to Instagram to share a picture of the two.

Hamilton replied to the post, “Miss you here in Austin bro.”

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Even though the 7x Champion would be without his buddy McConaughey at the Circuit of The Americas this race day, he still has his flock of fans. Throughout the weekend, Hamilton was kept busy by all the love and support showered on him by his faithful legion of fans in the States.

Lewis Hamilton showered with love and support during the US Grand Prix weekend

Lewis Hamilton has the biggest reach in terms of fandom in motorsports. A testament to this is the reception the 7-time Formula 1 World Champion received during the US Grand Prix weekend. Let’s take a look at just a few of these moments shared on Twitter by F1 fans.

Hamilton has arguably had one of his worst seasons in Formula 1 to date. However, it was heartwarming to see swarms of fans at the Circuit and on social media geeing up the Brit. If anything, all the love and positivity from the fans can drive the GOAT of this sport to come back stronger next year, fighting for that elusive 8th World Title.

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Anirban Aly Mandal is a senior F1 writer at EssentiallySports, with over 1000 articles published on the platform. Anirban's love for F1 started when he discovered a copy of F1 2014 while playing on his computer, and he has since then dived deep into the world of motorsports. Anirban's expertise goes beyond just writing - he has also written several academic papers focused on the domain of motorsports.

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