A-list sports star reveals 'surprise' DM from F1 champ Lewis Hamilton

A massive star in an F1 rival sport has revealed that Lewis Hamilton sent her a message recently.

The seven-time F1 drivers' champion is one of the great names in the sport, tied with Michael Schumacher for the most titles of all time and leading the vast majority of historic categories.

Hamilton also recognises and supports fellow sporting talent from alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn, and now most recently tennis star Coco Gauff.

The American recently made headlines following her first win at the French Open, marking the 21-year-old’s second Grand Slam victory after success at the US Open in 2023.

Speaking during an appearance on sports channel ESPN, Gauff was asked if she received any unexpected DMs following her victory and named Hamilton as the most surprising celebrity who contacted her.

“Probably Lewis Hamilton, he DMd me,” she said. “I saw that actually this morning and he sent a nice message saying that he was so proud in the way that I handled everything too.”

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Hamilton congratulates Coco Gauff on French Open victory

Alongside Hamilton, Gauff also received congratulations from former US president Barack Obama, and also from legendary film director Spike Lee, naming these three figures as the most special messages.

Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka in three sets at Roland Garros, but her rival's comments after the match caused controversy where she seemingly belittled the 21-year-old’s triumph in Paris.

“I think she won the match not because she played incredible,” Sabalenka said to the media at the time.

“Just because I made all of those mistakes, if you look from the outside, from kind of easy balls.”

Sabalenka has since apologised to Gauff for her comments, and the two-time Grand Slam winner issued an understanding response in conversation with ESPN.

“The comments, I was a little bit surprised by them but at the end of the day what happened happened,” Gauff continued.

“I mean she was probably emotional about it so I’m not going to take it with too much of anything, and I do hope people give her a little bit of flack too.”

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