Investing in Chelsea is a great opportunity: Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton

Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Friday that being part of a consortium bidding to take over English Premier League club Chelsea was too great an opportunity to pass by.

Hamilton, along with US tennis star Serena Williams, could each invest up to GBP 10 million, according to Sky News, as part of a consortium led by former Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton. "Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world and most successful," said Hamilton, who professed a life-long love of football. "When I heard about this opportunity, I was like wow, this is one of the greatest opportunities to be a part of something so great."

Hamilton added that from the age of five or six he had been a supporter of Chelsea's bitter city rivals Arsenal. "But my Uncle Terry is a big Blues fan, so I've been to so many games with him to watch Arsenal and Chelsea play," he said.

Leclerc tops practice

Meanwhile, Championship leader Charles Leclerc topped the times ahead of his Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz in Friday's rain-hit opening free practice for this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The Monegasque driver delighted throngs of Italian fans sheltering from incessant drizzle at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari as the Ferraris dominated, leaving defending world champion Max Verstappen gasping in pursuit.

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