Lewis Hamilton swapped his F1 car for a jet-powered plane, ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix this weekend. Daniel Wales reports.
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00:007-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton recently swapped his F1 car for a plane, comparing
00:06the experience of controlling both machines.
00:08Well firstly, what an experience, what an opportunity to get up in one of these.
00:14It's luckily the second time that I've had the chance to do it.
00:21But just, it's like going on the most awesome roller coaster ride.
00:25The G-Force, it's so much different to Formula 1, I mean, in Formula 1 we don't get fast
00:31enough to ever pass out.
00:33The blood's never leaving your head, so it's, you get a little bit of vertical G going for
00:40like Eau Rouge for example, but maybe half to, maybe one G or something like that.
00:47Hamilton's time at Mercedes, where he has won six of his world championships, is nearly
00:52With the Brit moving to Ferrari in 2025, in the hopes of once again competing for a record-breaking
00:57eighth world title.