According to a story in the Times of London and the UK's Daily Mail, popular Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton is close to signing a $20 million deal with Reebok, joining athletes like Allen Iverson, and soccer players Thierry Henry and Andriy Shevchenko on the company's roster. The paper also reports that Hamilton is in talks with Pepsi for an endorsement deal as well. Typically, McLaren Team drivers aren't allowed to sign individual endorsement deals, but due to Hamilton's worldwide popularity, the team is allowing him to do his thing, in hopes of bringing back some of that attention to McLaren's endorsement deals.CNN International reports that if the deal with Reebok goes through, Hamilton will surpass David Beckham as Britain's highest earning athlete. In January, Hamilton signed a five-year contract with the McLaren Racing team worth an estimated $140 million, and also has deals -- through the team -- to promote Bombardier, which flies him free of charge in its luxury jets, Mobil, Vodafone, Tag Heuer, Boss clothing and Hilton hotels. Hamilton also got a cool $4 million for his autobiography from HarperCollins books. It's estimated that Beckham is earning $32 million a year at the moment.
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By: Anthony Walton on 5/20/2008 3:05AM
Y'all, do not sleep on this cat.
He's about to take over if he can survive the pitfalls and pratfall of the circuit as well as Tiger has.
He's dominant in his sport and we know virtually nothing about him. Other than this: he's rich as she=yot and he's a European race car driver.
However he was schooled to do what he does, we need to learn and emulate it.
Bump nascar. Let's dig into what Formula 1, and the lifestyle that comes with it, is all about.
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By: daddy rich on 5/20/2008 8:39AM
Keep doing what your doing brother,One luv!
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By: wrcarter on 5/21/2008 3:41PM
Mr. Hamilton, your enjoying a gift from God. Put the pedal down young man! Don't spend your time looking back, someone might catch up with you.Mclaren loves you baby, they put the money up, give them what they are paying you for. Speed baby, speed.Get on with it a lot of people would love to have that chance, including me. send me a ticket to tyhe big show!
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By: Afordlove on 5/21/2008 4:11PM
I be glad when he gets his first win so it will bring back the True History of Race Care Driving
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By: the-omnipotent on 5/21/2008 7:13PM
Keep on keepN on.. yeah!
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By: Derrick on 5/23/2008 2:31AM
The man is a good driver and to #4 Afordlove, he has already won several races during his short career.
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By: Ben Ansari on 5/26/2008 2:40PM
I actually follow lewis racing career for the past two years and he is the best looking racing driver that came in F1 in many years. He is so good that P.Diddy watches Lewis Hamilton racing career last year. And last week in Monaco ,P.Diddy was on TV with Lewis Hamilton after he won this important event.
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By: BW on 7/06/2008 8:54PM
He has and will set F1 on fire !! He is the real deal. A "Tiger" behind the wheel.
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