Hamilton faces rival Chelsea interest from part-Mercedes owner

Lewis Hamilton faces opposition in his Chelsea Football Club takeover interest from a co-owner of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.

Chelsea is currently up for sale with owner Roman Abramovich under pressure to sell due to the ongoing sanctions against Russia, the club currently operating on a special licence to push the sale through.

And Hamilton would confirm his interest in taking over the club ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, having been linked with an involvement in British businessman and lifelong Chelsea fan Martin Broughton’s bid, which was said to have involved Hamilton and tennis star Serena Williams pledging £10million each.

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Hamilton though now faces fresh competition, from an individual who he is very familiar with.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has now entered the running with a formal bid, the British multi-billionaire who is chairman and CEO of INEOS, the company which owns one third of the Mercedes Formula 1 team which Hamilton drives for.

Ratcliffe has an estimated net worth of around £12.8billion.

A statement released on behalf of Ratcliffe, as reported by Sky Sports, said: “Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of