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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Christine Caparras

F1: Lewis Hamilton's FIA Trophy Goes Missing, Fan Claims Driver 'Gifted' It To Him

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton "lost" his FIA trophy last Friday after thinking that an FIA official had taken it for safekeeping. AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA

There has been quite a mystery surrounding British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton's third-place trophy from the FIA, which he received at the end-of-season Prize Giving ceremony in Baku on Friday. The trophy has since disappeared, but was later revealed to have been in the possession of a fan who thought that the driver "gifted" it to him.

That sounds very strange indeed, and even those involved appear to be quite baffled by what happened.

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