Lewis Hamilton confirmed his interest in buying Chelsea and took a match from Max Verstappen: "I thought Arsenal fan…"

Lewis Hamilton is starting football. today, sky sports The seven-time Formula 1 world champion has announced that he is joining a consortium led by former Liverpool president Martin Broughton with Serena Williams for a project to buy the Chelsea club. Blues has actually been put up for sale by Roman Abramovich since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine due to the links between the Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin.

Presenting this Friday at a news conference on the sidelines of this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Lewis Hamilton confirmed his interest in Chelsea:We are trying to get this team to move forward.“Briton later claimed that he contacted Serena Williams to follow him on this project:”We discussed this, we are very close and in constant communication. I informed him that I would take part in the project and he was very happy to join us.“

Lewis Hamilton’s choice to invest in Chelsea may come as a surprise, knowing that the British are backing the Blues’ another London rival, Arsenal: “Tottenham for one, Manchester United for the other. For myself, I remember my favorite team changing all the time and when I got home my sister tapped me on the shoulder a few times and said, ‘You have to support Arsenal’. I also became an Arsenal fan when I was 5-6 years old but my uncle Terry is a big Chelsea fan so I went to watch many Arsenal and Chelsea games.‘, explains Lewis Hamilton.

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen did not fail to gracefully beat Lewis Hamilton at the press conference: “I thought you were an Arsenal fan… Interesting if you’re an Arsenal fan and looking at Chelsea. I’m a PSV fan and never get Ajax!“PSV Eindhoven and Ajax Amsterdam are fiercely competitive in the Dutch league. While Lewis Hamilton is ready to invest around 14m euros in Chelsea, Max Verstappen was surprised by the amount:”If I were to buy a football club, I would want to have everything, not just a small percentage, to make the decisions myself. But everyone does what they want with their money. Let’s see what will happen…“The two drivers have a date at the Imola circuit for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, April 24. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) dominates the world championship with 71 points, while Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) has a more complex start to the season.^and with 28 points. Max Verstappen, 6^and The overall winner with 25 points will be eager to shine after retiring from his last race in Australia.

Benoit Lesueur