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From Lewis Hamilton to Michael Schumacher: WATCH F1 Drivers’ Secret Guest Appearance in the Cars Movie Franchise

Published 12/23/2021, 6:47 AM EST

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Cars is probably the most iconic racing movie franchise to come out of Hollywood. However, the most ardent F1 fans might have missed cameos featuring motorsport legends like Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, and Fernando Alonso.

They don’t have major roles in the movies, but their appearances in the film do make it a fun surprise for Formula One fans.

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Lewis Hamilton and Vettel make a cameo in Cars

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The motorsport community always looks forward to a good racing movie, whether it be an animated one or not. The movie Cars is loved not just by the Formula One community, but the entire fanbase of motorsports.

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In the first installment of Cars, 7-time world champion and Ferrari legend, Michael Schumacher makes an appearance. The most fitting part of the scene is that Michael is the voice of a Ferrari.

In Cars 3, Hamilton is the voice of an assistant in the British version of the movie. But, in the previous installment, he made a brief appearance as a car talking to Lightning McQueen.

Whereas, for the German and Italian edition of the movie, 4-time world champion, Vettel is the voice. And for the Spanish edition of the movie, Fernando Alonso lends his voice for the assistant.

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Hamilton makes a cameo in Zoolander 2

The Knight is known for his love for fashion, so it is quite fitting that he made an appearance in a fashion-based movie. In the hit comedy Zoolander 2, he is seen sitting in a fashion show as the models walk across the ramp.

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With the knowledge that these Hollywood movies had your favorite F1 racers, will you watch them again? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section down below.

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Arpit Gomes is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his Journalism degree from Xavier’s Institute, he is a big fan of McLaren and their driver Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. Arpit always looks forward to the paddock moving to Spa and drivers dealing with the exciting Eau Rouge corner as well the straight at Monza.
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