WATCH: Serena Williams and American model Karlie Kloss sing for Lewis Hamilton at the US GP

There is no denying that Lewis Hamilton is one of the most famous athletes in the United States. And the seven-time world champion even had former NBA star Chris Bosh who joined the paddock to support him in the F1 race at the Circuit of The Americas.

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Well it is not! The NBA wasn’t the only sport that attracted Hamilton’s immense racing talent, but tennis, too. The record Grand Slam winner Serena Williams and the American model Karlie Kloss also cheered on Hamilton at the US Grand Prix.

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Serena posted a story on Instagram, a video of herself and Kloss in a buggy when the former yelled, “Go Lewis!”

Sunday afternoon at COTA was certainly a celebrity festival with many familiar faces who showed themselves to the highly electric race. In addition to Serena and two-time Miami Heat champion Chris, another former NBA star, Shaquille O’Neal, was part of the podium ceremony.

Then came actor / director Ben Stiller from Hollywood, who is known for his leading role in the film series “Night at the Museum”.

Lewis Hamilton does not live up to expectations

When the Brit entered the Austin race weekend, the expectations were indeed huge. Over the weekend, however, Red Bull showed signs of a resurgence. And it was decisive Max Verstappen who took pole.

So it looked like the only job for Hamilton was to take the lead early in the race, which he did to perfection. But Mercedes didn’t know that Red Bull would pull off one of the most aggressive strategies in the race.

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Formula 1 F1 – United States Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, USA – October 24, 2021 Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes during the REUTERS / Mike Blake race

Verstappen tried the undercut on his two pit stops while Hamilton decided to catch up. It all boiled down to the last 15 laps as Hamilton had just fitted a new set of hard tires as opposed to Verstappen’s 8 laps older tires.

9 seconds back and the chances were good that Hamilton would beat the Dutchman. Most parts of his execution were perfect, with the Brit safely sailing his Mercedes within 2 seconds of Verstappen with more than 3 laps to go.

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However, as he got closer, the turbulent air disrupted Hamilton’s rhythm, which was forced to make tiny but costly mistakes. This ended his hope of regaining the lead in the race and thus also in the championship. Now the action is shifting to Mexico, where Hamilton will find himself in a must-win situation. But will he?

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