Lewis Hamilton could bag role in F1 movie

Lewis Hamilton has been considered for a role in Ron Howard’s latest movie about battles between Formula 1 drivers.

The Oscar-winning director wants to give the 27-year-old a part in Rush after he was impressed by the McLaren driver’s work as a consultant in the film.

“Lewis is great. The most impressive thing about him is that he came from a humble background and climbed to the top of his game,” the Sun quoted Howard as saying.

“I had a long chat with him while starting work on the film, he was basically a consultant.

“I don’t know if he would go for it. There should be a role for him, if he wanted it,” he added.

Howard’s movie focuses on the rows between former Austrian F1 ace Niki Lauda, played by Daniel Bruhl, and the late British driver James Hunt, played by Chris Hemsworth.