Lewis Hamilton’s brother Nicolas Hamilton becomes first disabled person to drive an F1 simulator

Nicolas Hamilton, 30, has cerebral palsy and races in the British Touring Car🎀 Champion♚ships with a modified car.
He has now made history with a taste of what hꦆis br✤other experiences in a Mercedes F1 car.
“Earlier this year Nicolas and I asked my team if we could make this day happen and here we are,” Lewis Hamilton ಞsaid.
“Time in the sim is incredibly 💯rare, and not something that is accessible for someone like my brother.
“It took custom modifications to the seaꦜt, steering wheel and pedals to make this possible.൩ He spent the whole day in it, and is the first disabled person to ever do so.
“He’s always been a fighter and seeing him havꦬe thi🌃s day is an honour. The smile you see here never left his face.
“Can’t ꧋wait to share more of this special day, thank you Mercedes for the time and work put in to make this possib🐠le and make my brother’s dream come true.”

James was𝓡 a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.