Lewis Hamilton will adopt a new name. The Briton, seven-time Formula 1 world champion, announced on Monday that he wanted to add his mother’s surname, Carmen Larbalestier, to his. He announced his desire to change his name during an interview at the Universal Exhibition in Dubai, a few days before the first Grand Prix of the season in Bahrain.
“It would mean a lot to my family. I am very proud of my family name, Hamilton. None of you may know that my mother’s name is Larbalestier, and I’m regarding to add it to my name”, said the Mercedes driver, before specifying: “I don’t really understand the idea that when people get married, the woman loses her name. My mother, I really want her name to continue with the name Hamilton. »
According to Hamilton, this name change should happen “hopefully soon” and that he “worked there”. Lewis Hamilton spent part of his childhood with his mother, despite his parents’ divorce when he was a young child. Carmen Larbalestier had notably attended her son’s ennoblement ceremony in December 2021 at Windsor Castle, one of her rare public appearances.
