Lewis Hamilton Reveals he is 'Dying' for Highly Anticipated GTA Release
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Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has stated that he is "dying" for the release of GTA 6 and is even ready to cancel his work once it is launched. Hamilton revealed his interest in gaming, mentioning Call of Duty, Gran Turismo, and Assassin's Creed as his favorite games.
Speaking during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Hamilton was on stage with his teammate Charles Leclerc when he admitted that he was an avid gamer. The Briton said:
"I'm a big gamer. Is anyone here a big gamer? I play a lot of Call of Duty for sure. Something I enjoy. But I like Assassin's Creed.
"What else? Gran Turismo. I'm dying for the new Grand Theft Auto to come out. GTA 6."
Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari speaks in the Drivers Press Conference during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 24, 2025 in Spa, Belgium.
Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari speaks in the Drivers Press Conference during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on July 24, 2025 in Spa, Belgium.When the host exclaimed he was a proper gamer, Hamilton continued, saying:
"Yeah that's the one I'm waiting for. I'll have to cancel all my work when that game comes out."
Lewis will cancel all his work when GTA6 comes out 😂 pic.twitter.com/90johoe25x — LH44(A) (@LH44Fanpage8) July 27, 2025
Rockstar Games recently confirmed that GTA 6 will be released on May 26, 2026, for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. A second trailer of the game was dropped two months ago.
Hamilton still has nearly a year to go before he can enjoy GTA 6 in 2026. The year also marks F1's entry into a new era of regulations, which will see new cars that are lighter and powered equally by two sources: electric power and internal combustion.
The 40-year-old driver recently revealed that he had meetings with top Ferrari executives at Maranello ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix as the team develops the 2026 car. Newsweek Sports reported his comments:
"Yeah, I was at the factory for two weeks, a couple of days each week. We did preparation — naturally, going over where we were in the previous race, things that we need to change. I held a lot of meetings, so I've called on lots of meetings with the heads of the team.
"I've sat with John [Elkann], Benedetto [Vigna], and Fred [Vasseur] in several meetings. I've sat with the head of car development, with Loic [Serra] and also the heads of different departments — talking about the engine for next year, front suspension for next year, rear suspension for next year, things that you want, issues that I have with this car.
"I've sent documents, as I've done throughout the year. After the first few races, I did a full document for the team. Then, during this break, I had another two documents that I sent in. So, then I come in and want to address those.
"Some of it's structural adjustments that we need to make as a team in order to get better in all the areas we want to improve. And the other one was really about the car — the current issues that I have with this car. Some things you do want to take on to next year's car, and some that you need to work on changing for next year.
"We did development for — tried the 2026 car for the first time and started work on that. Thirty engineers come into the room, and you sit and debrief with every single one of them. So, big, big push. And otherwise just training — maybe a little bit too hard, a bit heavy this weekend."
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