The Formula 1 driver for Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team and currently second in the current standings of this year’s F1 season, apparently has a cameo in a major video game. In Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare, no less. It was revealed on the French TV Station M6 footage of Hamilton with a green screen behind him reciting some lines. These includes “Captain, news reports coming on about the gateway if you want to join us” and “I’m right behind you”. No links to the footage however, but ESPN and Eurogamer also picked up the same reports. Based on the reporting by Motorsport.com, there were rumours of Hamilton’s cameo for a while, and the report by M6 finally confirms.
Hamilton seems stoked with the cameo, saying “I remember growing up with Super Mario, where the graphics were outdated at the time, but that’s how it was back in the day,” he said in the TV interview. “It’s crazy to see how far it has come – it’s insane.”
So if you ever picked up Infinite Warfare, try to spot those cameo lines. That image above is his character in the game, as seen on Hamilton’s tweet.