As if his gripping duel with Max Verstappen in the F1 world championship wasn't enough to excite his senses, a daring Lewis Hamilton indulged in a bout of skydiving for good measure last week.
The seven-time world champion who was overhauled by Verstappen in the championship's standings following the Red Bull charger's recent win in Monaco, threw himself out of a plane at 10,000 feet and went on to execute a few controlled and skilled maneuvers.
"I’ve been learning to sky dive over the past couple years," Hamilton wrote on Instagram with a video to boot.
"It’s one of my favourite things to do in my spare time. This me trying for the first time flying on my back of which I was useless at lol.
"After this I went to spend time in the wind tunnel to practice. I’ll post that next to show you my progression."
There was no word on Mercedes boss Toto Wolff's reaction to his driver's free-falling stunt. But we wouldn't be surprised to see the Austrian show up in Baku this week with a few grey hairs…
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