Call of Duty Trailer Leaves F1 Fans Confused as Unexpected Lewis Hamilton Doppelganger Joins the Squad

Lewis Hamilton looks like Gaz from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II! The seven-time world champion bears a striking resemblance to the famed character from the video game. The character is being played by the actor Elliot Knight. However, the character is arguably buzzing on Twitter for the obvious famous look and face structure.

Fans widely consider Sir Hamilton a global icon. His work profile doesn’t limit him to being just a racer, but he ventures into other work areas as well. Be it fashion or celebrity friends, people know the Mercedes driver in some capacity. Understandably, despite not being present in the game this time, the F1 star, unknowingly, has created a great buzz for it on social handles.

Lewis Hamilton is not in COD but looks like a character from the series!

Hamilton, though, earlier has been a part of the Call of Duty’s Infinite Warfare outing back in 2016. Hamilton and the fans were excited back then for the Billion Dollar Man’s stint as an engineer on the series. Understandably, Twitter was pouring with many reactions once again, even though the driver is actually not featuring this time.

Fans of the game have awaited a long while since 2019 for the second outing of the Modern Warfare series. The 1 minute 49 seconds trailer featured many new scenes from the upcoming game. Notably, the game features some major and minor characters who present their individual persona to the audiences.

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Alongside this, there is a storyline that assists these characters and their part in the show. Over the years, Call of Duty has specifically garnered immense popularity and fame due to these now renowned characters and their ability to keep the viewers engaged.

Hamilton loved being in the earlier version

Even Hamilton, back in 2016, revealed how he has been looking forward to working with the COD team. The seven-time world champion revealed, “I’ve been a Call of Duty fan for long time, so it’s an absolute honour to be part of this game and the franchise.”

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He further added, “The experience of being put into the game – from the facial scanning process to working with the team on the performance capture stage.”

“And just being able to meet the developers at the studio to get a glimpse at all the hard work that goes into the game – this has been an incredible experience.”

So, with Hamilton being arguably a big star, what other games do you think we should see him in?

Source: | This article originally belongs to Essentially Sports