GALLERY: Hamilton gets his hands on classic Mercedes F1 cars

Mercedes celebrated 125 years in motorsport with a special day of action at Silverstone which saw world champion Lewis Hamilton get his hands on the championship-winning Silver Arrow from the 1950s, as well as one of his own Formula 1 title-winners.

The Silver Arrows lined up championship cars from F1, DTM and more for a special day of filming and we're already hotly anticipating the content that is to follow!

We got several teasers of what went down at Silverstone, with Hamilton getting a run in F1 machines past and present (or not-so far back in the past, anyway!) as well as taking part in a race in classic DTM machinery with Mercedes chief Toto Wolff.

Taking the iconic @MercedesBenz W 196 for a spin! Not a bad way to spend a day, eh @LewisHamilton? ?#MBClassic @MB_Museum pic.twitter.com/NQe6MtrQnz

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— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) 5 april 2019

So, how was driving @SilverstoneUK in the @MercedesBenz W 196, @LewisHamilton? ??#MBClassic @MB_Museum pic.twitter.com/p1a5MJ80VM

— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) 5 april 2019

Taking this puppy out for a drive ? My 2015 Championship winning car. So grateful, what a beautiful car this is ?? @MercedesAMGF1 @MercedesBenz pic.twitter.com/ALrmgSth4E

— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) 5 april 2019

Reunited with W06 ? @LewisHamilton rolling out for some fast laps at @SilverstoneUK! #MBClassic @MB_Museum pic.twitter.com/ApByK9XqoZ

— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) 5 april 2019

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Taking it back to the @mercedesbenz racing machines of the past... ?#MBClassic • • • #Mercedes #MercedesBenz #Silverstone #Motorsport #Racing #Retro #MercedesBenzClassic #FlashbackFriday

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Toto and @lewishamilton, together on track in 90s @mercedesbenz DTM cars… now that was FUN! ?? • • • #Mercedes #MercedesAMGF1 #MercedesBenz #MBClassic #TotoWolff #LH44 #Silverstone #Retro #DTM

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