After a week away from F1 action, all teams and drivers are heading to Montreal for the Canadian GP. Lewis Hamilton made the best use of this time as he traveled to the US and was spotted having dinner with Robert De Niro.
Hamilton spent the weekend attending the 2023 Forbes Iconoclast Summit alongside Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. After that, he joined a plethora of A-List artists for dinner. There he met his hero, Robert de Niro.
Lewis Hamilton, JR and Robert De Niro at the Chanel Tribeca Festival Artists dinner 💫 pic.twitter.com/wSVCA4lAyX
— Sir Lewis Hamilton Updates (@SirLewisUpdates) June 13, 2023
The Artist’s dinner was hosted by the French fashion house Chanel in collaboration with the Tribeca Festival. It was held at the Iconic French restaurant ‘Balthazar’ in the heart of New York City. The dinner was attended by iconic folks of fashion and film.
Lewis Hamilton turns out to be a De Niro fanboy
Lewis Hamilton also met up with De Niro’s son Julian De Niro. Other icons who visited the event include filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and Canadian Actress Nina Dobrev.
Hamilton appeared to be deeply engrossed in a conversation with De Niro. However, as it turns out, this is not the first time the duo met each other.
Lewis Hamilton, JR, Robert De Niro & others dining last night 💫
📲 JR IG stories pic.twitter.com/NQ0uhjvJts
— Sir Lewis Hamilton Updates (@SirLewisUpdates) June 13, 2023
Gladly, Hamilton spoke about his first meeting with the iconic actor. According to The Sun, Hamilton claimed, “I met Robert De Niro the other day. And I remember calling my dad afterwards. ‘Dad, I just met Robert De Niro!’”
Hamilton’s venture into the world of movies
Hamilton will likely meet his hero again in the future as the F1 racer is immersing himself into the world of movies. The seven time world champion is producing an F1 movie with Hollywood star Brad Pitt.
Hamilton has set up his own production company, Dawn Apollo Films and has already tied up with Apple’s production wing. It is expected that the movie will revolve around a retired F1 driver who returns to the sport to mentor a young racer.
#F1: Lewis Hamilton launches a Film&TV Company Dawn Apollo Films: “The goal is to make impactful stories and ultimately to inspire people through movies and storytelling. A big part of the new company will be about social impact, community & causes. That’s very important to me.”
— deni (@fiagirly) October 25, 2022
Even though the production for this movie hasn’t started, fans are already hyped for it. They are highly excited about the final product, as they should be. And now the onus is on the filmmakers to deliver.
