F1 Star Lewis Hamilton Shows Off Skills in Front of Empire State Building

British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton showed off his skills in front of the Empire State Building in New York on Tuesday, April 30.

Footage filmed by the Empire State Building shows Hamilton burning rubber in his Mercedes AMG Petronas car as crowds lined Fifth Avenue on Tuesday morning.

According to reports, Hamilton’s Fifth Avenue stunt was the first-ever display of an F1 car in action on New York City streets.

Hamilton and the Mercedes team were in New York for a WhatsApp event to launch a new F1 race car emoji ahead of the Miami Grand Prix in May. Credit: Empire State Building via Storyful