F1: Lewis Hamilton who posted a childhood photo of Yuki Tsunoda "Are you really 22?"[F1-Gate.com]

Lewis Hamilton posted a photo of Yuki Tsunoda as a child in the photo posted after the Mexican F1 GP. When asked why he posted the photo as a reporter, he was surprised by Yuki Tsunoda’s age.

Lewis Hamilton, who made his Formula 1 debut with McLaren in 2007, has become an inspiration to the next generation of drivers, winning seven Formula 1 world championships in his 15-year F1 career. Yuki Tsunoda was also one of the guys inspired by Hamilton.

Yuki Tsunoda attended the Japanese F1 GP race at Fuji Speedway for the first time in 40 years and took a commemorative photo in front of the McLaren F1 car (actually with teammate’s car number team Fernando Alonso). It was the photo you posted.

“I don’t remember much,” said Lewis Hamilton, who attended the F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix press conference with Yuki Tsunoda on Thursday.

“I thought it was a really cool image.”

“Sitting here, here are the three oldest drivers, and you are the youngest here. How old are you?” asked Yuki Tsunoda.

When Yuki Tsunoda replied, “22,” he was surprised, “Are you really 22?”

Yuki Tsunoda said, “I don’t know, but sometimes I have my doubts.”

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“It was an interesting image to think about how time moves. We’ve been here a long time.”

Hiroki Tsunoda