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Hamilton’s father launches a racing series that Verstappen could become a fan of

11:03, 03 Jan

Updated: 14:22, 03 Jan

bySandy van Wijngaarden

Lewis Hamilton’s father has announced that he is launching his own championship, in which the beloved V10s will return.

"HybridV10 is founded on a simple principle: a return to authentic racing with real sound, genuine competition, open opportunity, and disciplined cost control delivered through clear, transparent structures, free from unnecessary complexity."

- Anthony Hamilton

Anthony Hamilton, the father of Lewis Hamilton, has announced his own championship. The racing series will be called ‘HybridV10’. As the name suggests, V10s will be used in the competition..

Lewis Hamilton’s father announces a new championship

On Instagram, the racing series was announced and explained in detail by the father of the seven-time F1 world champion. “HybridV10 is an independent global motorsport festival and racing series built around live, single-seater, competitive racing designed to restore emotion, innovation, and opportunity to the sport in a modern, open, and accessible way.

“HybridV10 combines high-impact racing with technology, culture, and fan participation, delivered through destination festival events around the world,” the caption reads.

According to HybridV10’s principles, racing must be authentic, competitive and accessible. “HybridV10 is based on a simple principle: a return to authentic racing with real sound, real competition, open opportunities and disciplined cost control, achieved through clear, transparent structures, without unnecessary complexity.”

A couple of weeks ago, Hamilton also created an Instagram account. “After all these years of not understanding social media I’m now on it,” he wrote under his first post.

The announcement of his own championship followed shortly after.

Max Verstappen and many others are big fans of the V10 engines. According to the Red Bull Racing driver, those engines simply sound much better.

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