LEWIS Hamilton has revealed the actual cause he snubbed a job in prime Gun 2 – regardless of initially begging Tom Cruise for a film cameo.
The Components One ace – who will change to Ferrari for the 2025/2026 season – admitted lacking out on High Gun: Maverick “broke my coronary heart.”
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The Brit racing sensation, 39, confessed how conflicting schedules on and off-track proved an insurmountable concern.
Lewis instructed GQ Journal how he approached Tom Cruise for a job within the sequel and defined: “‘I stated, “Dude, if you happen to ever do High Gun 2, I’ll even be a janitor. Simply let me be in it.”
But doubts – and his race day commitments – crept in and he added: “Firstly, I hadn’t even had, like, an performing lesson.
Should you ever do High Gun 2, I’ll even be a janitor. Simply let me be in it
Lewis Hamilton
“And I don’t need to be the one which lets this film down.
“After which secondly, I simply actually didn’t have the time to dedicate to it. I bear in mind having to inform Joe [director Joseph Kosinski] and Tom — and it broke my coronary heart.
WHO COULD REPLACE HAMILTON AT MERCEDES?
Mercedes could have a vacant seat for 2025.
Right here, SunSport’s F1 correspondent Ben Hunt seems to be at FIVE potential candidates who may change him and companion George Russell within the Silver Arrows.
Oscar Piastri – McLaren have sewn up Lando Norris to a brand new long-term contract that ought to (in principle) put him out of Mercedes’ attain. Nonetheless, they’re but to tie down his teammate Piastri, 22. The Aussie has a superb document and gained the Components 3 and Components 2 titles earlier than spending a yr on the sidelines with Alpine and getting his probability in F1 with McLaren. He impressed on his debut season final yr and has the potential to be a world champion.
Daniel Ricciardo – The skilled driver’s future stays unsure as he bides his time at Purple Bull’s B-team. Ricciardo could be low-hassle and provide some stability however by that point he could be 35. It appears unlikely that they’d go for him at this level in his profession, but when he has a superb season this yr, he may come into the reckoning.
Kimi Antonelli – Chances are you’ll not have heard of the Italian, however he’s mustard. Nonetheless solely 17, he has gained in any respect the junior classes and has been a part of the Mercedes younger driver programme since 2019. This season he has been promoted from F4 to F2, the place he has been tipped to shine. debut season in F2 may sway Mercedes into taking a threat on him for 2025. Antonelli and his household are near Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.
Mick Schumacher – Wolff has at all times been so extremely supportive of Schumacher and spoken extremely of him, that you simply’d at the least anticipate him to return into consideration. He is aware of the crew from his position as reserve driver and consequently would rise up to hurry. However velocity can also be the issue. He was surprising at Haas and if he actually was THAT good, he’d nonetheless be driving in F1.
Alex Albon – A more-sensible alternative could be the London-born Albon. An incredible man who can also be very fast. He has a implausible relationship with Russell and could be the low-maintenance fast partnership just like Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas that swept to successive titles. Albon would take little convincing to hitch from Williams and Mercedes wouldn’t must pay him half of the £50million they had been dispensing to Hamilton.
“Then I regretted it, naturally, after they present me the film and it’s: ‘It may’ve been me!'”
Film man
The film follow-up got here 36 years after Tom first donned his aviators as take a look at pilot Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell within the unique.
The second flick was launched on Could 25, 2022, after being closely delayed as a result of Covid pandemic.
The film is about within the modern-day because the pilots cope with drone warfare and fighter jets.
Tom’s Maverick returned as an teacher who needed to cope with a cocky feminine pilot known as Penny Benjamin.
It additionally featured the grown up son of Goose (Riot FKA Wrigley) who clashed with Maverick.
Chatting with Entry Hollywood previous to the discharge, Tom stated: “Aviators are again, the necessity for velocity. We’re going to have huge, quick machines.”
He added: “It’s going to be a contest movie, like the primary one…however a development for Maverick.”
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