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Hamilton reveals why he granted Vettel a very rare privilege
Lewis Hamilton likes to keep a lid on things, but the 2018 F1 world champion made an exception for arch-rival Sebastian Vettel. The two men were locked in an intense battle for the title this season until the Mercedes driver finally broke loose after the summer and raced on to collect his fifth world championship, equaling the achievement of the great Juan Manuel Fangio. After the curtain closed in Abu Dhabi, Hamilton received a text message from his Ferrari rival in which Vettel made a very special request. Lauda touched by hand-written letter from Vettel "He messaged me and said ‘Would you like to exchange helmets?’," explained Hamilton. "Footballers do this type of...
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