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Seven-time Formula One world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton is not currently active in Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s move to buy Manchester United.
The Greater Manchester-born billionaire owns a third of Mercedes F1 team, and Hamilton has described the 70-year-old as "part boss, part partner" when asked about a potential Ratcliffe United takeover in the past.
Ratcliffe has entered the bidding for United as one of the UK’s richest men looks to complete a takeover of the club he supported as a boy.
Hamilton, 38, formed part of Sir Martin Broughton’s failed bid to buy Chelsea last year, but subsequently bought a stake in NFL franchise Denver Broncos.