Tom Brady’s relationship with Formula 1

Devoting yourself professionally to sport is something reserved for only a privileged few around the world, even more so if your goal is to be the best of all time. Someone who made that path and who is considered one of the GOATs (the acronym in English to refer to the best in history with the Best of All of the Times-Greatest Of All Time) is Tom Brady.

the player of NFL announced his retirement at the age of 44 through a publication in Instagram, and during his career as a quarterback for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he became the player with the most wins in the Super Bowl.

The American, despite being known for his career in American football, has a very special relationship with the Formula 1. At the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix, he showed off his skill on the ball by passing Daniel Ricciardo from one yacht to another, and also had a friendly chat with the 2016 champion, Nico Rossberg, in the pitlane before the race, but that doesn’t stop there.

Lewis Hamilton revealed in a chat with one of his sponsors that he is a big fan of Tom Brady: “I have met him several times, and sometimes I send him messages so he can give me some advice.”

“I’ve seen what Tom has achieved. Some things from his training, his preparation and the way he talks to the team,” explained the British driver at the end of 2021. “There’s so much you can learn just by watching a great athlete like him to apply and improve”.

The former player was still looking for his eighth scepter in that conversation, just as he will hamilton in the 2022 Formula 1 season, something that Mercedes it served as motivation: “I have to follow Tom,” he said.

That was not the only time that the mythical number 12 of the NFL was related to the Great Circus and the four wheels, since in the presentation of the Aston Martin of the 2021 season, the AMR21, appeared by surprise.

Hi Lance. [Stroll] and Seb [Vettel]. It looks like your car is already here and it looks great. The AMR21 looks fast!” the quarterback said in a video. “So congratulations to Lawrence [Stroll] for the spectacular team that they are forming, you always have to do that, teamwork, we all know that, and I can’t wait to see what they have in store for this 2021”.

“It is incredible that Aston Martin returns to Formula 1, I will cheer them on every step they take with these two great drivers and I wish them every success. Good luck,” he concluded with a big smile.

Precisely that shine on the face that Tom Brady had during the recording of that video is the same one that is removed from the faces of sports fans, those who will be eternally grateful to him and who wish him a happy retirement.