'Shots fired' as Lewis Hamilton's F1 team robbed at gunpoint in Brazil

in #lewishamilton7 years ago


Members of Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton's team have been robbed at gunpoint in Brazil.
Hamilton said gunshots were fired and a member of the team had a firearm held to their head when a minibus was ambushed outside Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace circuit in Sao Paulo on Friday night.

Lewis Hamilton© Reuters Lewis Hamilton
The British driver tweeted: "This is so upsetting to hear. Please say a prayer for my guys who are here as professionals today even if shaken.

"This happens every single year here. F1 and the teams need to do more, there's no excuse!"

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