F1 ace Lewis Hamilton is forced to change his own tyre on his £65k electric Mercedes-Benz EQC 

Where’s your pit crew when you need them? F1 ace Lewis Hamilton is forced to change his own tyre on his £65k electric Mercedes-Benz EQC

He is typically flanked by the world’s best engineers and mechanics. 

Yet Lewis Hamilton moved from the driving seat to the more technical side of things on Tuesday evening as he was forced to change the tyres on his Mercedes-Benz EQC 4×4, which markets for an eye-popping £65,355 ($85,222).

The Stevenage native, 35, who is on the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, was sure to fly the proverbial flag for his employers as he lauded the swanky motor to his 20.2m Instagram followers – praising the electric car.   

Changing it up: Lewis Hamilton moved from the driving seat to the more techinical side of things on Tuesday evening as he was forced to change the wheels on his Mercedes-Benz EQC 4×4, which markets for an eye-popping £65,355 ($85,222)

In an accompanying caption: ‘We had a tyre blow out on the motorway and had to stop at the station. Took a minute to change the wheel but once done, I was back on the road in my EQC. It’s the best not having to refuel.’

His pit stop comes after he confirmed his secret collaboration with Christina Aguilera on 2018 track Pipe earlier this year before teasing several clips of his extremely racy new tracks during an Instagram live on Monday.

The sportsman croons about drinking too much, sleeping with women and being a 10/10 in the bedroom in the sizzling songs. 

The star played eight songs to fans after spending 10 years working on his musical endeavours and in one sultry clip the star sings: ‘All night I’ve been drinking way too much. This girl I’m leaving with ain’t come with us.

Drive on! The Stevenage native, 35, who is on the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, was sure to fly the proverbial flag for his employers as he lauded the swanky motor to his 20.2m Instagram followers - praising the electric car

Drive on! The Stevenage native, 35, who is on the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, was sure to fly the proverbial flag for his employers as he lauded the swanky motor to his 20.2m Instagram followers – praising the electric car

Oops! In an accompanying caption: 'We had a tyre blow out on the motorway and had to stop at the station. Took a minute to change the wheel but once done, I was back on the road in my EQC. It’s the best not having to refuel'

Oops! In an accompanying caption: ‘We had a tyre blow out on the motorway and had to stop at the station. Took a minute to change the wheel but once done, I was back on the road in my EQC. It’s the best not having to refuel’

‘So run that body by me once again. This time in my bed, I’m always on 10.’

According to The Sun, his tracks also feature emotional lines about being left devastated by a partner, singing: ‘Caught you lying, it’s like a sad song on the radio. Breaking my heart, I can’t let it go.’ 

Lewis, who famously dated Nicole Scherzinger for seven years until 2015, also sings in another track: ‘I knew it from the moment you walked through the door, you the one.’   

Funky! He was sporting a typically funky ensemble

Funky! He was sporting a typically funky ensemble

Swanky! The swanky electric motor markets for £65,355 ($85,222)

Swanky! The swanky electric motor markets for £65,355 ($85,222)

Another track reportedly has the fashionable star reflecting on a late night ‘sipping wine next to you’ while a further song is said to make a nod to his racing career with the line ‘I hit the throttle. In a different model.’

This isn’t Lewis’ first foray into the world of music. In July, he confirmed he was the surprise collaborator on a 2018 Christina Aguilera song.

The Formula One driver was previously rumoured to be the mysterious XNDA who features on the track Pipe. And the driving champion finally confirmed the speculation in a long post on his Instagram stories.

Multi-talented: His pit stop comes after he confirmed his secret collaboration with Christina Aguilera on 2018 track Pipe earlier this year before teasing several clips of his extremely racy new tracks during an Instagram live on Monday

Multi-talented: His pit stop comes after he confirmed his secret collaboration with Christina Aguilera on 2018 track Pipe earlier this year before teasing several clips of his extremely racy new tracks during an Instagram live on Monday