Motorsport: Hamilton to MotoGP, NASCAR?

Lewis Hamilton poses during the launch of the Mercedes formula one team's 2017 car. Photo / Getty Images

Following in the footsteps of close friend and F1 rival Fernando Alonso three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton admits he would like to try his hand at MotoGP and the Daytona 500.

The Brit is second in the championship, trailing Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, but admits to thinking about other forms of motorsport and expressed a specific interest in the premier motorcycling championship as well as the popular American category.

"I wouldn't miss out on any of the races in Formula 1, I'd definitely continue to do all the races," Hamilton said.

"But I would like to do MotoGP, I would like to ride a MotoGP bike, and probably a NASCAR race like the Daytona 500 maybe."