It’s not every day that Lewis Hamilton drives a 14-year-old around in a Mercedes. But back in 2018, at the Circuit of The Americas, Hamilton did exactly that. The Mercedes driver took a fellow Britisher, Millie Bobby Brown, on a hot lap in Austin ahead of the United States GP.

Brown, who rose to prominence with her portrayal of Eleven in the Netflix series Stranger Things, discussed the experience of sitting in a race car with Hamilton.

Millie Bobby Brown discusses her hot lap with Lewis Hamilton

On the talk show, the Emmy nominee narrated the story behind an Instagram post. The post is of Brown meeting the Mercedes world champion and a clip from the hot lap.

To get a deeper understanding of the scenario, the host asked Brown, “What was the highlight of the afternoon you spent ripping laps with Lewis Hamilton at the Circuit of The Americas?”

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“I got to do a hot lap with him and we got to go around the racetrack and it was amazing. It was a really cool experience, very terrifying, almost as terrifying as this one, but it was really cool. And this moment was when we were about to get in the car, so you see, I’m a bit nervous,” answered Brown.

The Stranger Things star suggested, “You can’t go too fast,” to which Hamilton jokingly replied, “You can’t a racing driver that.” 

Hamilton needs car confidence

Hamilton’s poor performance has caught everyone’s attention and many have an opinion on the reason behind it. As suggested by a former colleague, the Mercedes driver needs confidence in his car. Philipp Brändle, an aerodynamicist, spent years working on Hamilton’s cars and he believes the Briton lacks confidence in the car.

“Lewis needs to have confidence in the car, which is very important to him,” suggested Brändle (quote translated by Google). We’re not sure how quickly can Hamilton and Mercedes build that confidence toward the car. But the championship gap keeps extending as Mercedes figures out all the setbacks in their challenger.

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The Spanish GP was a positive result for the Silver Arrows, but Monaco was a reality check. The Azerbaijan GP will give a clearer picture of Mercedes’s progress and if they can launch a comeback still.