Lewis Hamilton’s “Vice City Run” tur...

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Following an eventful Miami Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton posted a cinematic reel to social media celebrating town. The seven-time world champion will be seen racing a Ferrari Testarossa round The Magic Metropolis, with the video embracing the visuals of the 1984 TV present Miami Vice, however extra importantly, the online game Grand Theft Auto: Vice Metropolis.

The video, titled “Vice Metropolis Run” in a shiny blue and pink font, tells you all the things. It lifts components instantly from the enduring sport, stamped over the palm-tree-lined roads and waterways of the Florida metropolis.

Whereas Hamilton wrestling the wheel of the retro Italian supercar would have been sufficient, the video begins with him standing on the helm of a Wellcraft Scarab powerboat – the form of boat you’d see within the well-liked Rockstar-produced sport.

Wearing a double-breasted swimsuit with a pink shirt and aviator sun shades, he matches in simply positive as he walks via a sun-drenched storage earlier than he lowers himself into the white Italian automotive. He turns the important thing, and the very first thing he does is a tyre-smoking drift out of the car parking zone.

In Grand Theft Auto, essentially the most sought-after automotive on the map is the Cheetah, a automotive Rockstar modelled instantly off the Testarossa’s silhouette. Whether or not you clock that or not, the sound of the 4.9-litre flat-12 engine sings as Hamilton enjoys the 390 horsepower the automotive has to supply.

What follows is a montage via Miami’s streets and highways with aggressive driving and dramatic digicam angles. Ultimately, the video transitions to an evening sequence because the Briton turns down Ocean Drive. The neon pinks and greens of South Seashore artwork deco motels glow within the background.

On the time of writing, the quick clip has earned over 320,000 likes on Instagram alone and over 5000 feedback. Whereas Hamilton’s Miami Grand Prix was underwhelming because the Scuderia workforce struggled to fulfil the expectations of its substantial improve bundle, a minimum of he was in a position to benefit from the metropolis in the way in which it was meant to be loved.