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Brazil’s Congress Gives Hamilton Honorary Citizenship

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain attends a news conference at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP)
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain attends a news conference at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP)
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Brazil’s Congress Gives Hamilton Honorary Citizenship

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain attends a news conference at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP)
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain attends a news conference at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, June 10, 2022. (AP)

Brazil’s congress passed a symbolic motion on Thursday to make seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton an honorary citizen of the South American nation.

Congressman Andre Figueiredo first made the suggestion in November after last year’s Brazilian Grand Prix, which Hamilton won at Interlagos. The Mercedes driver carried a green and yellow flag on his victory lap and at the podium to celebrate with local fans.

“Speechless. Today I was granted honorary citizenship to one of my favorite places in the world,” 37-year-old Hamilton said on Instagram, posting pictures of himself with the Brazilian flag. “I don’t really have the words right now. Thank you Brasil, I love you, I can’t wait to see you again.”

Hamilton has many fans in Brazil due to his F1 racing and his respect for three-time world champion and local hero Ayrton Senna, who died in an accident at Imola, Italy in 1994.

Hamilton, who lost the 2021 drivers’ championship to Max Verstappen on the final lap of the season, is struggling this year. He is in sixth position with 50 points ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the eighth race on the calendar.

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Tornadoes Strike US South Leaving Several Dead amid Rising Risk

Emergency personnel work near the damage after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, US March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant
Emergency personnel work near the damage after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, US March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant
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Tornadoes Strike US South Leaving Several Dead amid Rising Risk

Emergency personnel work near the damage after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, US March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant
Emergency personnel work near the damage after a tornado touched down in Florissant, Missouri, US March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant

Three people were killed in Missouri as a series of tornadoes hit the US Midwest and southeast overnight, raking a path of destruction that was still being assessed early on Saturday, police said.

At least 26 tornadoes were reported but not confirmed to have touched down late on Friday night and early on Saturday as a low pressure system drove powerful thunderstorms across parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi and Missouri, said David Roth, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center, Reuters reported.

"Today there is a high risk for more tornadoes across Alabama and Mississippi, the chance is 30%," he said. "That's pretty significant."

Two of the tornado deaths occurred in southern Missouri in the Bakersfield area of Ozark County, about four hours south of Kansas City, and a third death was reported in Butler County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and other officials said.

Some people were injured, the highway patrol reported, but no numbers were immediately available.

As the storms regain strength, the highest possible risk of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms is on Saturday night, forecasters said.