F1 driver Lewis Hamilton set to purchase NFL team Denver Broncos with investors

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Lewis Hamilton will take over part ownership of NFL team the Denver Broncos.MORE: The heartbreaking details of Rams QB Matthew Stafford's wife's brain tumor revealedLewis, 27, confirmed the news on Tuesday, taking to Twitter to reveal he had joined the Denver Broncos group, headed up by Walmart heir Rob Walton.WATCH: Trailer for Drive To Survive season three"Excited to join an incredible group of owners and become a part of the @Broncosstory!!" he tweeted alongside a picture of his pet dog in a Broncos neckerchief, adding: "Roscoe already thinks he made the team.""Honored to work with a world-class team and serve as an example of the value of more diverse leadership across all sports," he concluded.MORE: LA Rams' Matthew Stafford shares details of Prince Harry's visit to Super BowlThe ownership group also includes former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the wife of George Lucas, Mellody Hobson, the co-CEO of Ariel Investments."We're delighted to welcome Seven-Time Formula One World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton to our ownership group," Walton shared in a statement, calling Lewis a "champion competitor who knows what it takes to lead a winning team and a fierce advocate for global equality, including his own sport".Excited to join an incredible group of owners and become a part of the @Broncos story!!

Honoured to work with a world class team and serve as an example of the value of more diverse leadership across all sports. Roscoe already thinks he made the team.