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title: "You Can Now Drive Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Car in Gran Turismo Sport"
description: "Six other cars and a new French track round out the game's July update."
date: "2018-07-30"
modified: "2018-07-30"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/22496/you-can-now-drive-lewis-hamiltons-f1-car-in-gran-turismo-sport"
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---

# You Can Now Drive Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Car in Gran Turismo Sport

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Update 1.23 for [*Gran Turismo Sport*](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/21174/gran-turismo-sport-gets-le-mans-and-nine-new-cars-in-free-may-update>) dropped Monday and headlining the free content drop is [Lewis Hamilton's](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/21772/lewis-hamilton-could-renew-mercedes-deal-before-british-grand-prix>) 2017 Mercedes AMG F1 car.

The reigning champ's former ride is joined by six other new vehicles of wildly varying exoticness. The game gets Mazda's legendary 787B Le Mans racer, a Ford GTLM test car lifted from previous games, and a [1962 Ferrari 250 GTO](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/5968/this-56-million-ferrari-250-gto-could-become-the-most-expensive-car-in-the-world>). That superstar lineup is balanced by a humble trio of open-top kei cars in the Daihatsu Copen, Honda Beat, and Honda S660. Here's the official list:

- Mercedes-AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+ 2017
- Daihatsu Copen Active Top ’02
- Honda Beat ’91
- Honda S660 ’15
- Ferrari 250 GTO CN.3729GT ’62
- Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car
- Mazda 787B ’91

Beyond cars, *GT Sport* also gets a brand new fantasy track, Circuit de Sainte-Croix, located in a fictional south of France. Stretching up to 5.9 miles, Sainte-Croix boasts three different layouts for players to learn and master.

![message-editor%2F1532958294008-28768883377\_3d803cc452\_o.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1532958294008-28768883377_3d803cc452_o.jpg>)
**Sony Interactive Entertainment**

The update also adds the option to buy certain in-game cars in exchange for real cash. Thankfully, these microtransactions are purely optional and limited to virtual vehicles priced under 2 million in-game credits.

Racing suits and helmets can now be customized and included in *GT Sport*'s "Scapes" photo mode allowing for some dope shots of your virtual self striking a pose next to your virtual ride.

Fans of the game's singleplayer mode can look forward to three new events that take advantage of the most recently added cars: a Lightweight K Cup for small Japanese things with less than 660 cc under the hood, a Nostalgic Car Festival for cars made before 1979, and a Mercedes AMG Grand Prix that lets players impersonate Lewis Hamilton among a field of other Lewis Hamilton impersonators.

https://youtube.com/embed/jP-Lsoc40XE

*Gran Turismo Sport* is available now for PlayStation 4.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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