Britain’s seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has joined the incoming ownership group of three-time Super Bowl winners the Denver Broncos.
Hamilton has been brought into the group by Walmart boss Rob Walton, who is in the process of completing a reported $4.65bn (£3.81bn) takeover of the franchise.
The Waltons are America’s richest family and the takeover, which needs to gain the approval of 24 of the 32 NFL owners on 9 August, would be a record for a US sports franchise.
Last month, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also became a minority owner of the Broncos.
With a personal wealth of $61.3bn (£50bn), Walton is https://www.forbes.com/profile/rob-walton/” class=”story-body__external-link” title=”” data-reactid=”.81l5ejq2ro.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.$link-2″>listed by Forbes as the 19th richest person in the world and would become by far the wealthiest NFL owner should his acquisition be approved.
“We’re delighted to welcome seven-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton to our ownership group,” Walton said https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/statement-from-rob-walton-on-behalf-of-the-walton-penner-family-ownership–x9010″ class=”story-body__external-link” title=”” data-reactid=”.81l5ejq2ro.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.$link-2″>in a statement.
“His resilient spirit and standard of excellence will be an asset to the ownership group and the Broncos organization.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61189055″ class=”story-body__internal-link” title=”” data-reactid=”.81l5ejq2ro.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.$link-1″>In April, Hamilton pledged investment into Premier League side Chelsea by backing the Broughton consortium, but the club was eventually sold to a consortium led by Todd Boehly.
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