Mercedes F1 driver Hamilton appeared at Expo 2020 in Dubai today following the end of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain on Saturday.
Hamilton was asked about the possibility of winning an eighth world championship and what that would mean to him, pulling clear of the current record of seven that he shares with Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton said it would be “mind-blowing” to reach a landmark that no other driver has before going on to discuss what it would mean to his family, before revealing plans to incorporate his mother’s surname into his name.
“It would mean the world to my family,” Hamilton said. “I’m really proud of my family’s name, Hamilton. None of you might know that my mum’s name is Larbalestier, and I’m just about to put that in my name.
“Because I don’t really fully understand the whole idea of when people get married that the woman loses her name.
“My mum, I really want her name to continue on with the Hamilton name.”
Hamilton said the change would happen “hopefully…
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