Multiple Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton had to turn down his friend Tom Cruise, who offered him a role in the movie “Top Gunman: Maverick.”

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The Mercedes driver claims he really wanted to star in a Tom Cruise film, but when he got the part, he had to turn it down due to his busy Formula 1 schedule.

Lewis Hamilton is forced to refuse Tom Cruise, who offered him a role in the film “Top Gun: Maverick”

“I am friends with Tom Cruise. He invited me to the sets a long time ago, when he was filming “Edge of Tomorrow”.

Over time we became very good friends. I’m a big fan of the 1986 movie Top Gun.

When I heard that another movie was being made, I really wanted to be involved, even in a small role.

I was offered the pilot role in the film, but I was very disappointed because I couldn’t accept the invitation.” – Lewis HamiltonReuters reports.

This summer, Tom Cruise and his new movie broke the US box office record set by the movie “Titanic” with more than 602 million.