Lewis Hamilton has finally met one of his heroes. And he thinks the experience actually tops winning the British Grand Prix.

Hamilton was one of the celebrities invited to the Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday bash in London.

Hamilton said: “Nelson has meant the world to me. When I met him it was like walking in to see the king — to be in front of God…When I read about Nelson for the first time I was kind of ‘wow’. When I got older I began to really appreciate just what an incredible nine decades he has had…If I had to choose between meeting Mr Mandela or winning the British GP, it would be meeting Mr Mandela.”

While he has really chosen a worthy role model, it also has to be noted Hamilton has taken Nicole Scheringer (of Pussycat Dolls) to the bash.

Does that mean they are going steady now?