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Surfing Legend Kelly Slater’s Inspiring Journey to the Top Piques Lewis Hamilton’s Interest: “Been Waiting for Season 2”

Published 02/18/2023, 12:46 PM EST

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When not found on the racetrack, the second most likely place to find Lewis Hamilton is the waves. With this off-court venture, Surfing enthusiast Hamilton has also struck a friendship with 11-time champion surfer, Kelly Slater. The two men from the top of their field have often been seen letting off some steam together. A few hours ago, Lewis took to his Instagram to cheer his buddy ahead of a major project.

The project is a docu-series, called ‘Make or Break’, which is set to hit the screens with its season two soon. Apple TV+ released the trailer of the same to build up the excitement. The eight-part series is access to world’s best surfers’ behind-the-scenes moments. Seeing his friend in his natural habitat, the Mercedes champion took to Instagram, to share his excitement for season two of the documentary that gives fans a glimpse into the life of the world’s best surfers as they fight for the title at the World Surf League Championship Tour.

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Sharing the trailer on his Instagram story, Hamilton wrote, “been waiting for season 2!!”

In the short clip, Slater is seen introducing himself. He said. “I am Kelly Slater.” To add to that, he highlighted how to be an 11x champion like him who has dedicated his entire life to surfing. He said, “I am committed my life to this you know, all of this.”

From one docu-series to another. Netflix is now set to release their own build-up to the upcoming season of Formula 1: Drive to Survive.

Drive to Survive featuring Lewis Hamilton has dropped the trailer for Season 5

The 10-episode docuseries will bring every bit of drama and behind the scene update of everything that brewed last season away from the naked eyes of the viewers. Though the trailer opened with Max Verstappen leaving the fans excited, Hamilton has also made his mark in the couple of minutes the trailer lasted for.

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In the trailer that has amassed all the dramatic moments from the last season in a few minutes, Hamilton is seen pumped up to be back on track for 2022. He says, “It is a new dawn.”

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The next bite from him is probably from further ahead into the season. He said, “This season F1 has changed beyond recognition. The points go back to zero. It has to be a comeback.”

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With both Hamilton and his good friend Slater having a release of documentaries slated for the coming days, how excited are you to watch the two most decorated athletes of their respective arenas?

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Anmol is an F1 writer at Essentially Sports. She is a Law graduate from National Law University, Lucknow, and currently pursuing PGD in Journalism and Mass Communication from Symbiosis. Being a Rallyist herself she began watching F1, the apex of motorsports, and eventually fell in love with the sport.
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Ranvijay Singh