If you thought New York City traffic was bad enough before, just imagine being stuck behind Lewis Hamilton. The Formula One star got behind the wheel for

Lewis further brought the thrill of Formula 1 to the Big Apple, taking his racecar for a high-speed demonstration down the illustrious Fifth Avenue, amassing an excited crowd of onlookers. “That was epic!

Lewis Hamilton shut down New York City's iconic Fifth Avenue by performing doughnuts in his F1 car. The British star turned the famous Manhattan road into an improvised street circuit by showing off in his Mercedes on Tuesday 30 April.

Lewis Hamilton took to the streets of New York City to perform donuts in his W12, with the Mercedes star gearing up for the Miami Grand Prix.

The seven-time world champion lit up the Empire State Building with a new WhatsApp race car emoji and chatted with WWD about fashion and his love of New York City.

Lewis Hamilton, who will be joining Ferrari at the end of the year, took his W12 Mercedes F1 car for a spin in New York City.