Juventus and Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived in Monte Carlo where he rubbed shoulders with Formula 1 champ Lewis Hamilton at Thursday’s practice ahead of the showpiece event of the F1 calendar this weekend.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who recently helped Juventus claim an eighth successive Scudetto in his debut season in Serie A, was given a tour of Hamilton’s Mercedes garage and the famous circuit’s pit lane ahead of Sunday’s race. There he met five-time world champion Hamilton, with the two of them embracing and posing for photographs inside the Silver Arrows garage.
Ronaldo is attending the event alongside his son Cristiano Jr. and close friend Jose Semedo. Cristiano Jr. was even given the rare thrill of sitting inside Hamilton’s famous Mercedes cockpit.
The Monaco Grand Prix is considered to be the showpiece event of the Formula 1 season, attracting numerous figures from the celebrity world each year.
Hamilton remains seven points clear of teammate Valtteri Bottas in the Formula 1 standings, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen languishing in third position, more than 60 points behind leader Hamilton.
He finished fastest in the opening practice ahead of the official race, six hundredths of a second quicker than Verstappen. Hamilton announced this week that he was skipping media duties as a mark of respect to former world champion Niki Lauda who passed away on Monday.
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