George Russell Refuses to Have Lewis Hamilton’s Wardrobe Over Toto Wolff’s Voice

Tanish Chachra | 13/07/2024
George Russell Refuses to Have Lewis Hamilton’s Wardrobe Over Toto Wolff’s Voice

Lewis Hamilton is a fashion icon in Formula 1. Yet given the access to his wardrobe, George Russell doesn’t think he would want to try them as he doesn’t believe he’ll be able to ‘rock it’.

Russell was asked by Channel 4 whether he would pick lifelong narration by Wolff or Hamilton‘s wardrobe for life. The young Brit driver chose to listen to Wolff.

Russell laughed, before stating that he’d ‘have to go’ with Wolff. “Lewis looks great, but I don’t think I’d be able to rock it,” the 26-year-old Mercedes driver said.

Hamilton is among the most noted faces when it comes to fashion in F1. Tommy Hilfiger has been sponsoring Mercedes for years, so that they could use Hamilton as the face.

On the other hand, for Hamilton, wearing clothes that are different from those worn by others, helps him express himself. Often, he has tolerated the fans frowning at him for his appearances, but surely he has made his name through fashion as he is a regular guest at Met Gala.

Is Tommy Hilfiger leaving Mercedes because of Hamilton?

Less than a month after Hamilton to Ferrari was announced, it was reported that Tommy Hilfiger wouldn’t be continuing with Mercedes. However, there is no report that the apparel brand will join Ferrari.

Also, Mercedes is ending its partnership with Puma. In response, it has been published that Adidas will be joining hands with the Brackley-based team.

It’s reported that the deal could make Adidas pay Mercedes approximately $10.7 million per year. However, there is no evidence that Tommy Hilfiger and Puma thought of deboarding the Mercedes plane after Hamilton’s announcement.

The 39-year-old to date is the most marketable athlete in F1. And surely the unprecedented news to Mercedes must have come with financial shock, with some of their sponsors choosing to leave the team as well.

Post Edited By: Vidit Dhawan
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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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