Lewis Hamilton made honorary citizen of Brazil after Congress vote passes bill

Lewis Hamilton has been made an honorary citizen of Brazil, a move which Hamilton himself backed in April; He has had a long affinity with the country with Ayrton Senna being his idol; watch Hamilton take part in the Azerbaijan GP, live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday

Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil on Thursday as the lower house of parliament passed a bill on the matter.

The move had been proposed by congressman Andre Figueiredo after last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix, at which the British driver unfurled the Brazilian flag after winning at Sao Paulo’s Interlagos circuit.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton himself backed the move in April, when he visited Sao Paulo to deliver a keynote speech at an event focused on business and digital transformation, saying he would be honoured.