LEWIS HAMILTON confirmed off his beautiful electrical motor – the Mercedes EQS.
Seven-time Components 1 champ Hamilton talked up his choice to go inexperienced in a bid to guard the surroundings.
Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton poses subsequent to his Mercedes EQS
The F1 champ says he’s ‘working intently’ with Mercedes to maneuver in the direction of a extra electrical fleet
The EQS, which was introduced in 2018, is a part of the two-car storage the Merc racer is sticking to off the monitor.
Pairing the £80,000 saloon with a Sensible automobile, Hamilton, 38, mentioned he has offset the carbon footprint of his ENTIRE F1 profession.
But the EQS nonetheless packs a punch, going from 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds with 470bhp generated by a 350 kW electrical motor.
Mercedes reckon a fully-charged EQS may even handle a spread of 435 miles.
Naturally, it’s also packed stuffed with toys together with holographic headlights, a rear ‘lightbelt’ of over 200 LEDs, and ambient dashboard lighting.
Posting an image of himself beside the automobile, Hamilton wrote on Instagram again in September 2020: “Not too long ago I’ve been making many modifications in my life to scale back my impression on the surroundings.
“Step one on this journey was to know my private impression on the planet so I may make modifications to enhance it.
“Since then, I’ve offset my carbon footprint from my Components 1 profession relationship again to 2007, I’ve diminished journey the place attainable, I’ve gone plant-based and out of doors of the monitor, I attempt to use electrical vehicles wherever attainable.
“I additionally wish to use my place as a racing driver to implement optimistic and everlasting change, which is why I’m working intently with Mercedes to slowly transfer their fleet of vehicles in the direction of electrical.
“That is my new dream automobile, the brand new EQS totally electrical Mercedes.
“It’s tough to all the time be excellent after we go about our each day lives, however I’m persevering with to discover ways to be higher and I’m dedicated to staying educated and knowledgeable so I can play my half.
“Small steps result in huge change, so it’s essential all of us take a second to know our footprint and the small modifications we will make in our on a regular basis lives to place our planet first.
“The final step for me shall be after I step away from this sport and might focus totally on serving to heal the world to offer a greater future for our children and our children’ youngsters.”