Stevenage's Lewis Hamilton has been named among the sports stars with the most fan tattoos in the world.

Fans have inked images of the famous Formula One racer onto their bodies across the globe, according to research conducted by Betsperts.

The most successful Formula One driver of all time is 13th on the list, behind basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo and former football David Beckham.

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Lionel Messi ranks first on the list, ahead of Kobe Bryant and Diego Maradona.

Betsperts used data from Instagram to distinguish which sports stars have inspired the most tattoos.

                                                                                                                                

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In total 91 Instagram posts were found to feature Lewis Hamilton tattoos.

Meanwhile, 9,863 Lionel Messi tattoos were discovered.