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VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton gives Will Smith a driving lesson

Matthew Scott Wednesday 27 March 2019 17:40 Updated: 18:02

VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton gives Will Smith a driving lesson

If you paid attention really closely during last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, you may have noticed that Will Smith was in town for the race. Turns out the rapper and actor wasn't just there to wave a big Emirati flag before the race, operate a TV camera during the race and wave the chequered flag at the end of the race, oh no.

He was also there to have a driving lesson with none other than five-time Formula 1 world drivers' champion Lewis Hamilton.

Smith's oldest son, Trey, grew up into racing and was even taught to drive by record-holding, four-time Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race winner Alfonso Ribeiro – y'know… aka Carlton Banks.

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So Smith Snr had to come up with a special way to train up after being challenged to a race by his son – enter F1 and its champion.

Take a look at the video below, released by Smith as part of his 'Bucket List' series, and see if training from a modern-day racing great could help him…

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VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton gives Will Smith a driving lesson

VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton gives Will Smith a driving lesson