Pop culture has successfully influenced countless people, and Lewis Hamilton is no exception. The Mercedes man is an eighties kid and revealed his favorite thing from his childhood.

Apart from racing, Hamilton loved playing with Legos and he is also a Star Wars fan. Star Wars is a franchise covering multiple eras but Lewis is from the origins era and it shows!

Lewis Hamilton loves LEGO and Star Wars

Getting in touch with his childhood, Hamilton shared a story on his Instagram of his Lego set. Not any ordinary Lego set, but a whopping $800 USD Millennium Falcon Lego set, a perfect combination of his childhood, with a throwback to the Star Wars saga and Legos.

The Mercedes pilot can spend several hours on the Millennium Falcon set with 7541 unique pieces. Lego company introduced a series of Star Wars-related pieces with complete authenticity to the saga. And the Millennium Falcon is the most popular set, with everyone wanting a piece of the spaceship.

Hamilton shared a story of the Lego set box with the caption, “Lego was my fav thing as a kid apart from racing! Haven’t touched it since I was young and I finally got myself this bad boy. Since I’m a star wars fan – this is a dream”

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It’s good to see the world champion taking time off from racing to get in touch with his childhood. Hopefully, this will bring him back sharper for the race in Baku in a week’s time.

Mercedes cannot focus on the future amidst W13 struggles

While Hamilton takes his mind off racing with his recent purchase, Mercedes can’t afford to do so. The continued struggle with the porpoising is a hurdle in Mercedes’s attempt to challenge at the top. With Red Bull and Ferrari pulling away, it would be a good enough reason for the Silver Arrows to focus on 2023.

However, Hamilton does not feel working on the 2023 challenger before solving the existing issues is a good idea.“I think we have to find out what’s wrong with this car before we can make another car. If we started to build another single-seater we could easily make a mistake,” said Hamilton. (translated using Google)

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Whether Mercedes solve the existing issues and launch a comeback is to be seen. But running away from the 2022 car troubles is not an option for the team.