Inside Man City legend Sergio Aguero’s new career as a racing driver – and the famous faces he’ll be competing against

THIS feline needs nary instauration – it’s Sergio Agueroooo.

Man City legend. Premier League icon. Messi’s mate. Maradona’s son-in-law (previously). And now . . . Porsche racing driver.

Turns retired Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero is simply a spot useful down the wheel

A Porsche 99X accelerates faster than an F1 car

He is acceptable to contention a 200mph Formula E car successful Miami adjacent month

Turns retired the Argentinian striker is simply a spot useful down the instrumentality and volition race a 200mph Formula E car successful Miami next month.

He’s present engaged preparing with Porsche, practising successful sports cars, connected the sim, and mostly getting match-fit.

Aguero told me: “Football is with your feet, racing is with your hands. But successful some racing and football, you person to beryllium precise focused and not marque ­mistakes.”

Too right.

I’m not definite anyone’s told him a Porsche 99X accelerates faster than an F1 car.

Which brings maine neatly to the headline.

Aguero loves Lewis Hamilton arsenic overmuch arsenic Noel Gallagher loves Sergio Aguero. So, a lot.

Does that mean he’ll beryllium supporting Ferrari reddish from present on? He said: “Yes! I anticipation Hamilton wins each the races and each the championships — this year, adjacent year, each year. For me, helium is the best.

“I was astatine Abu Dhabi successful 2021 erstwhile Verstappen and Hamilton were warring for the championship. I didn’t similar however it ended. The determination that was taken was not fair. Hamilton should person won it.”

Scroll down Aguero’s Instagram relationship and you’ll spot a video of him — successful a Man City racesuit — charging astir a way successful a Mini Cooper with Valtteri Bottas.

He said: “When I was the co-pilot, it was fun. When I was the pilot, Bottas looked scared.

“It was truly bully fun. It was a bully day.”

Aguero volition conflict 10 different personalities successful the “Formula E Evo Sessions” successful Miami, including Brooklyn Beckham, Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter films, and Lucien Laviscount.

And helium fancies his chances successful the timed shootout.

Will Messi travel to watch?

He said: “We won’t beryllium each unneurotic connected the track, 1 oregon 2 of america maybe, but I volition beryllium checking the times of the different drivers to spot if I request to propulsion harder oregon not.

“I privation to larn arsenic overmuch arsenic imaginable and to correspond the squad arsenic good arsenic ­possible.”

Will Messi travel and watch?

“If he’s available, I anticipation helium tin come. He’s not a large car instrumentality but possibly helium tin travel and enactment his bully friend. Hopefully he’s there.

“I americium bully friends with a batch of the guys astatine Inter Miami. I sometimes bid with them privately. Different speed, but I americium determination erstwhile I can.”

Now let’s speech roadworthy cars. What’s successful your store astatine home?

“I person a Cayenne Turbo successful grey with golden wheels. It’s top. It’s good. I similar large cars. I besides person a Panamera Turbo S — but that’s successful Spain. That 1 is simply a spot much powerful.”

We person to sermon THAT goal. The stoppage-time victor for City against QPR, the rubric clincher, everlastingly immortalised by Sky TV commentator Martin Tyler screaming: “Agueroooo”.

Everyone inactive says it, 13 years on. Everyone but Man United fans, obviously, 1 of them being the Porsche PR guy.

Aguero said: “I retrieve perfectly that commentary. It was the astir beauteous infinitesimal of my life. I volition ever retrieve it. We won the Premier League with that goal.

“For me, Manchester was similar my 2nd home. I anticipation that City volition ever bash good and proceed to triumph titles due to the fact that it is simply a nine that I emotion a lot.”

Aside from the goals and the trophies, Aguero became adjacent much of a fable the time helium near City by giving the kit antheral his Range Rover. Aguero said: “I talented him a Range Rover and besides immoderate watches to the staff.

“I told him helium could bash immoderate helium wanted with the car. He aboriginal asked maine if helium could merchantability it, and I said yes due to the fact that it was his car. He was precise grateful for it.”

Aguero volition conflict 10 different personalities successful the ‘Formula E Evo Sessions’ successful Miami

PA:Press Association

Aguero scored a stoppage-time victor for City against QPR to clinch the Premier League rubric successful 2012[/caption]

Last question. Does his teenage lad Benjamin person the attributes of Sergio Aguero and his grandad Diego Maradona rolled into one?

“Yes, helium is playing for Independiente, he’s doing his ain path, nether his ain name.

“He’s doing well. Hopefully helium continues his ain mode and makes a career. Little by little.”

Sounds similar the large Aguero loves Oasis too.