Motorsports and Celebrities

Last week's news of Will Smith and Lewis Hamilton coming together in Abu Dhabi made the headlines as the Hollywood star thanked Hamilton for 'granting his old-man wish'. It is later confirmed that Smith's appearance on various videos shared on social media during the weekend with the F1 driver was a part of his latest YouTube series about his 'bucket list'.

Will Smith posing with Lewis Hamilton is definitely not a surprising scene when you think of other celebrities who have shown up at international motorsport events since the number of common characteristics such as wealth, success and fame. Here are the top celeb cameos at international motorsports scene from the past years:

Matt LeBlanc

Joey Tribbiani well-known for his enthusiasm for motor vehicles thanks to hosting on famous TV show Top Gear and appearance at F1 races at the US. 

Rowan Atkinson

On contrary to Joey, Mr. Bean is not that known well for his interest in cars, at least on a mainstream scale. However, Atkinson has the record of wrecking a McLaren F1, twice! Apart from damaging automobiles that many of us only can dream of, he also has quite a large car selection which he regularly drives, races and writes them about on magazines.

Cameron Diaz

When seeing Cameron Diaz at Monaco GP on a sunny Spring day, you might think "another celeb making a display for his/her next big thing at theaters". Yet, when Diaz is at the small coastal Nation of the French Riviera, she's all about the action going around the circuit! You can see her paying a visit to the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team's garage.

David Hasselhoff

"The Hoff" is acknowledged by the Welsh fans for his support to both football and rugby teams of Wales on the international scene. But he is also quite the racing fan, especially when it comes to Formula 1. His Twitter get-well message to Michael Schumacher for his unfortunate accident in 2013.

George Lucas

Will Smith is definitely not the first celebrity name to have a chat with Lewis Hamilton, nor George Lucas is the only person dreamt of becoming an F1 Driver as a kid. The creator of Star Wars will always be remembered for his awkward interview during the rain delay at the longest F1 race in the history-2011 Canadian Grand Prix.