Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton made citizen of Brazil

37 years old Formula 1 driver has been granted citizen of Brazil on Thursday as the lower house of parliament passed a bill on the matter.

It's been gathered Lewis Hamilton was made an honorary citizen of Brazil this week.

According to Sky Sports, The move had been proposed by congressman Andre Figueiredo after last year's Brazilian Grand Prix, at which the British driver unfurled the Brazilian flag after winning at Sao Paulo's Interlagos circuit.

Taking to his social media platform, he expressed his excitement as he hailed the country as one of his favourite in the world.

He captioned: "Speechless. Today I was granted honorary citizenship to one of my favourite places in the world. I don’t really have the words right now. Thank you Brasil, I love you, I can’t wait to see you again. 🇧🇷❤️"