LEWIS HAMILTON gifted his former Mercedes colleagues a custom piece of artwork as a show of gratitude after leaving the Formula One team at the end of last year. The 40-year-old called time on his

The 40-year-old won six Driver's Championships with Mercedes and helped in its transformation to one of the biggest teams in the sport.

Lewis Hamilton commissioned a portrait of himself in the Mercedes car to be hung at their Brackley HQ as a parting gift for his long-time colleagues. Hamilton called time on 12 years with the Silver Arrows but even as the post-Hamilton era begins,