Formula One

Stop what you’re doing and watch Lewis Hamilton rag an F40 in Japan

Is this… aura farming? World champ donuts in F40, with a surprise guest in the passenger seat

Published: 07 Apr 2026

Different car, same headline: four years after sending social media into a frenzy by showing very little mechanical sympathy to an R34 Skyline, Lewis Hamilton has gone and made a sequel… with a Ferrari F40.

The minute-long vid – which you can watch (likely many times over) below – features wheelspin, smokey tyres, drifting, smokey tyres, donuts and sm-... you get the idea.

Advertisement - Page continues below

The footage was reportedly captured at the renowned Daikoku Parking Area in the build-up to last month’s Japanese Grand Prix.

And if the general malarkey and bangin’ soundtrack weren’t enough, there’s also a surprise guest who’s heard to remark, “That’s insane,” after experiencing a particularly smokey donut from the passenger seat.

Yep, tired parents everywhere will recognise that as the voice of Delores from Paw Patrol: The Movie, played by one Kim Kardashian…

Image: 13thwitness & Lewis Hamilton

Top Gear
Newsletter

Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox.

More from Top Gear

Loading
See more on Formula One

Subscribe to the Top Gear Newsletter

Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox.

By clicking subscribe, you agree to receive news, promotions and offers by email from Top Gear and BBC Studios. Your information will be used in accordance with our privacy policy.

BBC TopGear
magazine

Subscribe to BBC Top Gear Magazine

find out more