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Having switched to a plant-based diet, Lewis Hamilton often claims to be in the best shape of his life. To be honest, we can see that in his photos. He looks more muscular than ever, without putting on too much weight, which means it is all lean muscle. It is therefore justified when he has a sense of confidence in his physical abilities. However, all it took was a lie-detector test to prove that all of that confidence was probably surficial when the question arose whether he was stronger than his teammate George Russell.

Over the last few years since he made his debut in F1, Russell himself has developed a pretty lean physique. The junior Mercedes driver never shies away from showing off his abs, often posting pictures of himself shirtless. He recently had a workout session with team boss Toto Wolff, where fans ended up appreciating the Austrian more for maintaining himself well at the age of 51.

Lewis Hamilton took the lie detector test

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Lewis recently took a lie detector test in a fun interview with Sky Sports, where they asked him, Do you think you can beat George in an arm wrestle?”

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To this, the 7x time champion nonchalantly answered, “Yeah”. When the lie detector told them that he was lying, all he could do was laugh and wonder whether it was Russell’s “physique” that had him doubting himself.

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They then asked him if he felt that he could beat Toto in an arm wrestle match. He once again answered affirmatively, and this time, the lie detector agreed with him. For context, Lewis stands at 5’8” tall while Toto stands at 6’5” with bulging biceps. But a lie detector test isn’t really a test of actual abilities but a test of whether one’s speaking the truth.

When Alex Albon went on a rant over ex-teammate George Russell’s shirtless antics

Russell has garnered quite a notoriety over the years for posting pictures of him shirtless, no matter what the occasion. Before joining Mercedes, George partnered up with Albon at Williams. Therefore, they both know each other quite well. Last year, Albon did a Reddit AMA where, while answering a question, the Thai driver went on a hilarious rant about George’s ability to go out of his way to go shirtless.

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In the video posted on Williams’ official website, he said, “I’m amazed how this guy finds ways to post shirtless photos. The imagination required is unbelievable. I think his last one took me by surprise because I knew he was relentless to try and get any shirtless content he could.–He somehow managed to make it look like he needed to undo his buttons playing croquet. Who knew croquet was so physical?”

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Do you think George can actually beat Lewis in an arm wrestling match? Can the former champion beat his boss in one?