Lewis Hamilton has announced that he will change his name to include his mothers surname – Larbalestier. The F1 star said he wanted his mother’s surname to continue along with his. Speaking at the Dubai expo, he explained: “I’m really proud of my family’s name: Hamilton. “Actually none of you might know that my mum’s [sur]name is Larbalestier. And I’m just about to put that in my name.
“Because I don’t really fully understand the whole idea of why, when people get married, the woman loses her name.
“I really want her name to continue on with the Hamilton name.”
Hamilton has a close relationship with both his parents – Carmen and Anthony — who divorced when he was just two years old.
Carmen previously opened up about her marriage to Anthony and why it ultimately failed.
According to The Mirror, she said: “Lewis was the best thing to come out of my marriage. [The split] didn’t damage Lewis.
Anthony helped his son break into the world of go-karting, and later managed him throughout his racing career up until 2010, before Hamilton sacked him after a big fallout.
At the time, Hamilton said: “Dad will miss being here, but it was me who initiated the break.
“He’s got other things to focus on, and I don’t want my dad being my manager anymore.”
But Anthony later gave his version of events, saying: “He thought, ‘Do you know what dad? I am fed up listening to you’.
“He decided he wanted to be his own man. I was comfortable with that.”
Anthony later suggested Lewis had withheld a £3million payment he’d promised him as a ‘thank you’ for his 18 years of service.
He revealed: “It just never happened. I am comfortable with it. It’s not my business. If he says he’s going to do something and he doesn’t, that’s his loss.”
They have since reconciled, however, and in 2020, the Mercedes driver shared an emotional post revealing that the pair had been working on their relationship.
