Not only Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton increasingly “Italian”, increasingly involved in motorsport and increasingly an entrepreneur. According to some rumours coming from England, the 7-time F1 world champion, who will be driving a Prancing Horse car in 2025, is in talks to buy Team Gresini thus making its entrance into the MotoGP. A real crossover for the English “baronet”.
Hamilton, not just Ferrari: Lewis wants to join MotoGP
According to the British newspaper The Race, Lewis Hamilton reportedly in talks with Nadia Padovani (wife of the late Fausto Gresini) for the purchase of Team Gresini who has been a regular presence at the World Cup for several years now MotoGP and which this year ranks among others Marc Marquezbasically the Hamilton on two wheels.
According to the article by Simon Patterson, “a member of Hamilton’s inner circle was reportedly present at Assen, while the current Mercedes driver through his representatives explored the commercial feasibility of taking control of the team at a key moment in MotoGP’s history.”
Hamilton has sniffed out the deal, MotoGP and F1 on parallel tracks
It is not a case that MotoGP has been in the process of being acquired by Liberty Media for a few months nowalready owner of F1, provided its acquisition is approved by competition regulators, with a decision expected later this year.
In theory it would be a perfect “crossover” in case Liberty wanted to convert some of F1’s huge fan base into fans of MotoGP, and why not vice versa. It would be perfect for Liberty if F1’s most famous driver, who is a great lover of motorcycles and is a huge fan of MotoGP, was significantly involved in the premier class of MotoGP.
The agreement would also allow for Hamilton to acquire a major financial asset with minimal financial risk to himself, given that several of his personal and current Mercedes team sponsors are already involved in MotoGP and could easily be convinced to support his new initiative as well, with names like Petronas and Monster Energy who are obvious potential partners, given their history in MotoGP. And maybe in the future Ferrari’s sponsors.
Hamilton and the love of motorbikes: the meeting on the track with Valentino Rossi
Lewis Hamilton has a great passion for motorbikes. In addition to his extensive motorcycle collection, Hamilton is also an avid track racer and previously had a deal with MV Agusta, which produced limited edition bikes that he helped design.
In the past Hamilton also had the chance to ride a MotoGPwhen he exchanged places with the MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi in Valencia in 2019, thanks to some shared sponsors. Lewis had driven Rossi’s Yamaha M1 on that occasion while Valentino boarded Hamilton’s Mercedes W08 F1. These are the words of the next Ferrari driver at the time:
“I have always loved motorbikes. When I was younger I wanted to race a motorbike, not a car, but my father wouldn’t let me: he said they were too dangerous! He took me to four wheels instead of two. It was the right choice because if I had raced when Vale was there, I wouldn’t have been so successful.”
On 9 December 2019 in Valencia he drove Rossi’s Yamaha M1 while Valentino boarded Lewis’ Mercedes W08 F1
Hamilton and Sport: A True Entrepreneur, From Motorcycles to Football
Lewis Hamilton certainly earns a lot, not only in F1 but also with the many sponsors who accompany him. Money that the driver has often invested in the sport. And if he were to actually enter MotoGP it wouldn’t be the first time in a motor sport. He was in fact the owner of the X44which until this season competed in the electric off-road racing series Extreme E and won the 2022 title with the Dakar Rally stage winner Cristina Gutierrez and the nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb.
Hamilton is also part of the investor group that bought the American football team Denver Broncos in 2022, teaming with former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to join the group run by Walmart heir Rob Walton in taking over the team that won the 2014 Super Bowl.
