Lewis Hamilton completely emptied his garage by selling his $13 million car collection after saying there should be a cap on wealth

In the wake of selling off his $13 million car collection, comments Lewis Hamilton made suggesting that there should be a cap on wealth have resurfaced.

The F1 driver, with an estimated net worth of $500 million, has long been associated with a lavish lifestyle.

But if recent statements are anything to go by, Hamilton is shifting his focus away from wealth and material possessions.

Resurfaced comments that he thinks wealth should be capped have generated a lot of coverage in the media.

Why Lewis Hamilton is calling for a cap on wealth

In the eyes of many people, Lewis Hamilton will embody many of the things we associate with success – wealth, an abundance of luxury goods, and a residence in Monaco.

So when he made comments calling for a cap on wealth, it took a lot of people by surprise.

In a 2023 interview with Jay Shetty, Hamilton admitted that he struggled with the idea of wealth.

“One of the things that I struggle with every day, and it’s just how life is, and it’s been this way for thousands of years, is that there is such a disparity between the wealthy and the poor,” he said.

“When you drive around LA there’s still so many people living on the streets.

“You shouldn’t be able to have billions, right, I think there should be a limit to how much you can have because there’s enough to go around to everyone.

Lewis Hamilton says there should be a limit to how much wealth one person can have

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“So, somehow create a law that creates more equality and equal access for everyone.”

While there’s undoubtedly good intentions at the heart of what he was saying, media outlets and internet commentators cast a more cynical light on his calls for a cap on wealth.

Many pointed out that Hamilton himself is worth $500 million, while his girlfriend Kim Kardashian is worth more than $1 billion.

“His lack of self-awareness is astounding,” one commenter fumed.

“When is he going to start giving away his money?” another asked.

But despite this pushback, there are signs that wealth is something Hamilton has been looking at differently recently.

In recent months, the F1 superstar has been making some big changes

Back in September, Hamilton made headlines when he revealed that he’d sold off his car collection.

This followed on from earlier comments he made in 2020, when he admitted to not driving any of the cars he owned.

So really, the cars were already on borrowed time.

Among the cars he used to own was a Mercedes-AMG Project One, a Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta, a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, and a Shelby Cobra 427.

Instead of flashy cars, Hamilton was now putting his funds into something else – art.

Speaking back in 2020, he said: “The sort of thing that I would indulge in is discovering new artists, and particularly like black artists that are coming out of Africa, for example. So that’s what I generally would buy.”

But that certainly doesn’t mean Hamilton has completely shunned cars altogether.

What is Lewis Hamilton driving these days?

One car that Hamilton has been particularly fond of is the Ferrari F40, which he likened to ‘art’.

“If I were going to get a car, it would be an F40. That’s a nice piece of art,” he added.

Hamilton expressed his desire to work with his new employers to create a new Ferrari F40 with a manual gearbox.

Then a few months ago, he showed up to a car meet in Japan – Kim Kardashian in tow- driving a Ferrari F40.

He certainly has a greater appreciation for older cars, that’s for sure.