Overview
- At a Shell-hosted Ferrari fan event in Shanghai, a pre-recorded video from former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was played to Lewis Hamilton.
- Hammond said Shell Helix asked him to send good-luck wishes and referenced the Shell–Ferrari partnership in the clip.
- Hamilton reacted with surprise, saying he had never met Hammond and did not really know him, before noting the message was nice and that he grew up watching the show.
- After fans cited Hamilton’s past Top Gear appearances, Jeremy Clarkson posted on X that James May and Richard Hammond typically did not meet the guests.
- In the weekend’s on-track context, Hamilton qualified fourth for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint scheduled for March 14.