It’s not every day you see a Formula One legend dedicate himself to retrogamingbut this is what is visible in the video below, where Lewis Hamilton dedicates himself to a series of PS1 games, also demonstrating considerable knowledge of the catalog, although the first level of Drivers results difficult for him too.
The official Mercedes channel has published the bizarre film in question, in which Hamilton puts himself to the test with a series of games from his childhood and youth, in particular a selection of titles for the first PlayStation with which many others will probably have spent many years hours.
Obviously we are talking about different ones driving games, such as F1 2000 and Gran Turismo, Ayrton Senna Kart Duel and Driver. The latter is the game that captures Hamilton’s attention the most, the first title that he plays with great enthusiasm in this particular session.
The Dark Souls of racing games
While the seven-time F1 world champion explains that he now often plays Call of Duty and Fortnite, in the meantime we see him trying to pass the difficult initial level of Driver, in which we must complete a series of tests to demonstrate the ability to drives, and it seems fail repeatedly.
Hamilton also explains that his first console was the first Nintendo, but he also had a PS1, only that, according to what he says, it was resold to buy a new helmet, which was then painted by his father.
After this amarcord moment, he tries Driver again but just can’t pass the first level, as he himself admits, giving up and then moving on to the more “quiet” F1 and Gran Turismo.
