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Ice Cream Vendor Charles Leclerc Sets New Celebration With Lewis Hamilton Following $500 Million Move

Published 04/13/2024, 5:48 PM EDT

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Everyone has at least once in their childhood dreamed of standing on the podium, lifting a big trophy, and then going to celebrate with champagne. Everyone has their own style and dream of doing it, including the F1 drivers, and now Charles Leclerc has come out with a new celebration with Lewis Hamilton after the 7X champs big money move to Ferrari. What is it?

Do you remember Daniel Ricciardo’s iconic shoe celebration on the podium? Although it has been a while, it is one of the most iconic celebrations in F1. Or the Lando Norris celebration, where the Brit pops the champagne bottle by slamming it on the podium? Well, Norris’ celebration has caused some havoc over the years (Max Verstappen, be careful next time). And now Leclerc and Hamilton are going to have one. 

Hamilton announced his 2025 move to Ferrari earlier this year, which is believed to be worth $500 million. John Elkann is rumored to have promised to invest $400 million in Hamilton’s initiative and charity; the other $100 goes to his Ferrari contract. While Ferrari is cooking something big for the upcoming year, as seen in their actions, so is Leclerc. 

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Charles Leclerc recently unveiled his new initiative, and it isn’t music-related. The Monegasque driver has come out with an ice cream company called LEC. Ice cream is something that Leclerc has always loved and is now following that passion. Lewis Hamilton launched his latest initiative last year called Almave, and now Leclerc plans to celebrate with Hamilton by combining the two initiatives.

According to Krone, Charles Leclerc said, “I spoke to Lewis at the track the other day, he developed a new soft drink, and I developed my ice cream. So when he comes to Ferrari, we will celebrate with my ice cream and his drink.” And this isn’t all; Leclerc also plans on collaborating with Lewis Hamilton on some music.

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It looks like the 2025 Ferrari lineup is not only going to set the track on fire but is also going to have a blast off-track. But what exactly is this new drink initiative by Lewis Hamilton?

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Two versions of Almave have launched: the aged version, which is packaged in a nice golden-orange bottle, and the Blanco, which means a white/clear version, which comes in a blue bottle. Hamilton promised Angela Cullen to leave alcohol and has already become a vegan. A healthy lifestyle is what Hamilton is following, and he is encouraging people to do the same. 

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