Lewis Hamilton reveals he turned DOWN a role in Top Gun 2 despite begging Tom Cruise for a part: 'It...

He's better known for his fact-paced feats on the track, but Lewis Hamilton very nearly felt the need for speed of an entirely different kind thanks to his friendship with Tom Cruise .

Speaking to GQ, he admitted to begging for a role in the film years before principal photography began, when the prospect of a potential sequel was first mooted by Cruise. 'I said,"Dude, if you ever do Top Gun 2, I will even be a janitor. Just let me be in it,"' he recalled. He added: 'And then I regretted it, naturally, when they show me the movie and it’s:"It could’ve been me!"'

Hamilton's worst ever start to a season continued with a ninth-place finish in Japan during the Tokyo Grand Prix

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