How Lewis Hamilton is seeking to evoke Arsenal’s success with Ferrari in Canada

For all the celebratory messages of jubilation emanating from the never-ending group of high-profile Arsenal supporters this week – from Sir Keir Starmer and Hugh Lawrie to Piers Morgan and Jess Glynne – Lewis Hamilton ’s repost on Instagram was altogether more understated. “COYG,” the 41-year-old said, the common abbreviation for “Come on you Gunners. ” An Arsenal fan since he was five, Hamilton’s football fandom hit the realms of public discourse again four years ago, when he was part of a group of investors which, ultimately, failed to buy Chelsea.

Many onlookers seemed stunned, not least Hamilton’s fierce rival Max Verstappen . “I am a PSV fan and I would never buy Ajax,” the Dutchman quipped, before adding: “I thought he was an Arsenal fan? And if you are an Arsenal fan going for Chelsea, that is quite interesting.

” Alas, it never materialised. Hamilton has also dipped his toes in the world of NFL, joining the Denver Broncos ownership group in 2022 after missing out on the Chelsea gig. And the Briton, seven times a champion of the world but only twice a grand prix race winner in the last four years and counting, would be wise to take a leaf out of as many sports as possible in his search for one final rebirth at the top of Formula 1.

Boyhood Arsenal fan Lewis Hamilton will be one of the many celebrating the Gunners’ first Premier League title since 2004 🏆 The last time Arsenal won the league, the now seven-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion hadn’t even been behind the wheel of an F1 car 😱 pic. twitter. com/K4HKeOHF4H — Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) May 20, 2026 Hamilton heads to Montreal’s unique street circuit this weekend – destination of his first win back in that glorious 2007 rookie season – with mixed feelings.