McLaren denies Hamilton space interest

Lewis Hamilton reportedly wants to take his girlfriend Nicole, and three members of his family, into space according to reports from the Evening Standard.

The London 'paper said the five tickets on a 2010 flight of the highly exclusive new Virgin Galactic airline would cost the 23-year-old McLaren driver just shy of $1m.

"Lewis thinks it would be the perfect way to say thank you to Nicole and his family for their support throughout his triumphant year," said a source.

While one source believes this is the ultimate adventure for the new champion, a spokesperson from the McLaren Mercedes squad denied such reports.

"We can confirm that Lewis is not, and has not been considering, purchasing tickets for him and his family to go on the space flight…"