“I don’t believe in the whole Cloud Nine thing but I’m flying super high right now.”
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Lewis Hamilton
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles—tied with Michael Schumacher—and holds the records for most wins (106), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (207), among others.
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I’m working on a masterpiece and I haven’t quite finished it yet, so I’m trying to understand. It takes a long time to master a craft and, whilst I feel like I am mastering it, there’s still more to master, still more to add to it, more pieces to the puzzle to add, more ups and downs along the way. But I feel like I’ve got the best tools now, up to this point at least,
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“I’m working on a masterpiece and I haven’t quite finished it yet, so I’m trying to understand. It takes a long time to master a craft and, whilst I feel like I am mastering it, there’s still more to master, still more to add to it, more pieces to the puzzle to add, more ups and downs along the way. But I feel like I’ve got the best tools now, up to this point at least,”
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“But this one has me. And I don’t fail at a lot of things.”
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“Of not being able to speak the way I want to speak. That’s the point of all this inclusivity: including people and not asking them to change in order to fit. I remember feeling that I had to be a different shape. The entry point to my sport was a square and I was like a hexagon, and I thought, ‘I’m never going to fit through that bloody thing.’ So I had to morph my way in in order to fit into that world, and then try to get back into the shape I was before.”
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“I spoke to many interested companies in recent months but I felt Simon Fuller along with his team at XIX Entertainment not only wanted to help me become an even better racing driver, but they also shared my ambitions for the longer term.”
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“There was a point where we were doing all the same things over and over again, but then we started changing things and it became exciting again. You wouldn”
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“I think you find drivers who just rely on their racing ability and don”
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“As a sportsman in the public eye, I know I have a role to play in helping to tell the stories of the world”
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“certain limits that they feel that they have to work within”
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“tried to ignore the fact [he] was the first black guy ever to race in the sport”
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MUNDIARIO: Hamilton impulsa el regreso de la Fórmula 1 a África
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El Heraldo de México: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton viven un verano de romance y así lo presumen en fotos
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UnoTV: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton presumen su romance durante vacaciones en la playa
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Univision: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton presumen su amor en paradisíaco destino
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Revista Clase: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton: Las fotos de su verano más romántico
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tn.com.ar: Kim Kardashian llevó sus microbikinis más lujosas y audaces a sus vacaciones con Lewis Hamilton
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Infobae: Las fotos de las románticas vacaciones de Lewis Hamilton con Kim Kardashian antes de su regreso a la Fórmula 1
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Noticias del Vino: De un pueblo gris de Inglaterra a dominar los circuitos: los orígenes familiares y la pobreza que forjaron a Lewis Hamilton
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kchcomunicacion.com: Lewis Hamilton y Kim Kardashian: románticas vacaciones en Hawái
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Infobae: Las fotos de las vacaciones de Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton
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Telecinco: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton: de una relación de años de amistad a sus viajes de enamorados
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billieparkernoticias.com: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton muestran momentos de su romance
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Chic Magazine: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton presumen sus vacaciones en Hawái
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ELLE: Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian Share More Affectionate Photos From Their Vacation
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Revista Caras México: Kim Kardashian: las parejas que marcaron su vida sentimental antes de Lewis Hamilton
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People.com: Kim Kardashian Reveals Her Pet Name for Boyfriend Lewis Hamilton in New Bikini-Clad Roundup
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Quién: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton llevan su romance a otro nivel en sus vacaciones en Hawái
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Sky Sports: Lewis Hamilton: What driver and Ferrari team need to do to launch full F1 title challenge to Mercedes from Dutch GP
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CiberCuba: ¡Hawái de vacaciones! Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton presumen de su romance desde el paraíso
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GQ España: Lewis Hamilton tiene entrenamiento de core que le permite seguir marcando abdominales incluso estando de vacaciones
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ESPN: F1 title race: Can Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen or anyone stop Kimi Antonelli? Contenders assessed
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euromotor.app: Ferrari 2026: Lewis Hamilton gana en Barcelona y Leclerc en Silverstone en el informe de mitad de temporada
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HOLA: Kim Kardashian y Lewis Hamilton comparten las fotos de su verano de amor en Hawái
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Public attention spiked: 34,309 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 9,682, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 30,379 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.1× the usual 9,682, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “‘Pretty bad from the get-go’: Lewis Hamilton rues Ferrari’s decision at British Grand Prix” (The Guardian).
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Public attention spiked: 125,219 Wikipedia readers in one day, 12.9× the usual 9,682, with 19 article edits. Coverage that week: “Is Lewis Hamilton genuinely a contender to win the F1 world title with Ferrari? | Luke McLaughlin” (The Guardian).
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Public attention spiked: 88,231 Wikipedia readers in one day, 9.1× the usual 9,682, with 8 article edits. Editors noted: Could it be anymore obvious…
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Public attention spiked: 29,776 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.1× the usual 9,682, with 0 article edits.
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Hamilton owns two cows (Max and Hombre) since 2026.
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2025· 9 entries
Claimed: “Lewis Hamilton's first photo with Ferrari” — rated False by fact checker.
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“Todos queremos sentirnos bien. Todos queremos vernos bien, tener más energía. Lo más importante es tener el combustible adecuado en el cuerpo. No recuerdo haberme sentido tan bien en mis 32 años de vida.”
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Played for Scuderia Ferrari (2025).
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On 29 September 2025, Hamilton revealed that his dog, Roscoe, had died the previous day, following complications from pneumonia.
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Where he won his first Grand Prix in 2026 and is contracted to remain until at least the end of 2027
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“En realidad, es bastante emocionante cuando sales volando de cabeza hacia una barrera. La primera parte, la inicial, es bastante divertida, especialmente cuando golpeas la trampa de grava y coges algo de aire. Y luego lo ves venir y piensas: "¡Ugh, esto va a doler!.”
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“Claro, cada piloto tiene su valor y quiere ser respetado, pero, de nuevo, el dinero no es algo que me motive.”
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On a contract reported to be worth £41 million per year, replacing Carlos Sainz Jr
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Hamilton reverted to a design reminiscent of the early stages of his Formula One career, featuring yellow as the base colour along with red accents and championship stars, complemented by the Ferrari emblem replacing the
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2024· 2 entries
In an interview in September 2024, Hamilton stated he has been battling depression from the age of 13, linking the symptoms to the pressure of racing, difficulties at school and being bullied.
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His "painful" campaign was marked by fluctuating results, including his maiden sprint victory at the Chinese Grand Prix before being disqualified from the main race for a technical infringement, and enduring consecutive
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2022· 3 entries
Moved to a fluorescent yellow design, retaining the purple details and championship stars
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And 2023, he took his record ninth British Grand Prix victory in 2024, his final season with Mercedes
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And 2023, designed by Japanese artists Takashi Murakami and Hajime Sorayama, respectively
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2021· 5 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2021).
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Awarded Knight Bachelor (2021).
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Ending runner-up to Max Verstappen amidst a disputed finish
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Hamilton was named the most influential Black Briton in the 14th Powerlist, for his sporting success and his advocacy in the Black Lives Matter movement
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Hamilton was subjected to online racist abuse following a controversial win at the British Grand Prix
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2020· 7 entries
Awarded Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (2020).
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Awarded L'Équipe Champion of Champions (2020).
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Awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award (2020).
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When Hamilton wore his base helmet with gold outlines and accents, instead of a full gold design
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John Watson stated that Hamilton "is, by a million miles, the greatest driver of his generation and you can argue he will go on to be the greatest Formula One driver of all time", and highlighted his fearlessness as bein
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Newly appointed Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali said that Hamilton is "a true giant of our sport" and that "his influence is huge both in and out of a car"
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Was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people globally, and was knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to motorsports
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2019· 7 entries
Won 2019 Formula One World Championship (2019).
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The Telegraph sports journalist Luke Slater went as far as to argue that "[t]here have been few better representatives of the sport than Hamilton
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Footballer Rio Ferdinand described media scrutiny of Hamilton as having "racist undertones" and contrasted Hamilton's treatment to that of fellow British driver Jenson Button
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Toto Wolff, Hamilton's team boss at Mercedes, described how Hamilton was "scarred for life" by racist abuse inflicted during his childhood
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Before breaking several records across his 2020 campaign—including the all-time win record at the Portuguese Grand Prix—to claim his record-equalling seventh
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Puts Hamilton among the top 5,000 highest UK tax payers
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Ex-Formula One driver and pundit Johnny Herbert acclaimed Hamilton as the greatest driver ever, while Formula One staff writer Greg Stuart described Hamilton as "arguably the most complete Formula [One] driver ever"
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2018· 7 entries
Won 2018 Formula One World Championship (2018).
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Hamilton opted for a different colour palette in 2020, which used matte black as base colour with purple details; he later added a Black Lives Matter emblem to the lid, in support of the movement
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Whilst Ferrari once again held the upper hand, Hamilton and Vettel engaged in a much closer battle for their fifth title—widely billed as the "Fight for Five"—they exchanged the championship lead several times until the
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“Otherwise I think it’s been the best performing year,”
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Where, after winning the Italian Grand Prix, Hamilton flew to Shanghai and New York where he released his own designer clothing line with Tommy Hilfiger, before flying immediately back to, and winning, the next race in S
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And 2019 with five and six stars, respectively
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Hamilton joined Sebastian Vettel in paying tribute to Alonso by driving, each on one side, in a formation to the start-finish straight where all three executed donuts
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2017· 7 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2017).
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Won 2017 Formula One World Championship (2017).
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“[a]s the human race, what we are doing to the world ... the pollution [in terms of emissions of global-warming gases] coming from the amount of cows that are being produced is incredible. The cruelty is horrible and I don”
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In 2017, Hamilton told the BBC that he had become vegan because "[a]s the human race, what we are doing to the world ... the pollution [in terms of emissions of global-warming gases] coming from the amount of cows that are being produced is incredible.
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Saying "[Hamilton] was able to win with a dominant car, with a good car like 2010 or 2012, or with bad cars like 2009 and 2011
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In 2017, Hamilton's rights management company 44IP opposed Swatch Group's application to register a trade mark for "HAMILTON INTERNATIONAL" in Europe for the sale of watches and timepieces. 44IP alleged that Swatch Group's application was made in bad faith and that it was contrary to "fair competition" in relation to 44IP's existing "LEWIS HAMILTON" mark.
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Entered the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a gold helmet with four stars adorning the top of the helmet with the words "World Champion"
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2016· 3 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2016).
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Hamilton added three stars beneath the ribbons, representing each of his World Drivers' Championships
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Hamilton finished runner-up in the championship to Rosberg by five points
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2015· 3 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2015).
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Won 2015 Formula One World Championship (2015).
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Winning 10 races from a then-joint record 17 podium finishes, scoring 11 pole positions in the first 12 races, and leading the championship throughout the season, he achieved his first back-to-back championships
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2014· 6 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Mercedes (2014).
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Won 2014 Formula One World Championship (2014).
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The Guardian journalist Joseph Harker highlighted double-standards in Hamilton's treatment compared to other British drivers by British newspapers, suggesting that his skin colour has played a factor in a perceived lack
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Decided to switch to a white design with three red ribbons on the side
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And 2015, David Coulthard declared Hamilton the best driver of his generation, calling him "the Ayrton Senna of his era"
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And 2015, and Rosberg winning the latter
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2013· 5 entries
Played for Mercedes F1 Team (2013–2024).
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Was paired alongside old karting teammate and friend Nico Rosberg
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It was noted as one of the most unexpected driver transfers in Formula One history, and marked the first time in his career where he did not drive for a Mercedes-powered team
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With a deal reportedly worth more than £60 million to replace the retiring Schumacher, Hamilton was reunited with his childhood karting teammate, Nico Rosberg
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To partner his old karting teammate Nico Rosberg, ending his 15-year association with McLaren
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2012· 1 entry
McLaren emerged as contenders for the title, with Hamilton remaining in title contention during the first half of the season
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2010· 2 entries
Hamilton drove Senna's original title-winning McLaren MP4/4 as part of a tribute documentary by the BBC motoring show Top Gear
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Hamilton was partnered by reigning World Drivers' Champion Jenson Button
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2008· 3 entries
Awarded Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year (2008).
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Making a title-deciding overtake on the last lap of the last race of the season to become the then-youngest World Drivers' Champion
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Hamilton was heckled and otherwise abused during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya by several Spanish spectators who wore black face paint and black wigs, as well as shirts bearing the words "Hamilton's fami
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2007· 5 entries
Won Segrave Trophy (2007).
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Played for McLaren (2007–2012).
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Becoming the first black driver to compete in Formula One at the Australian Grand Prix
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Hamilton suffered racist abuse from Spanish Formula One supporters at the Chinese Grand Prix
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Joined McLaren in 2007.
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2003· 1 entry
Career landmark: Participated in British Formula Three Championship (tournament / event).
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2002· 1 entry
About the prospect of becoming one of the youngest ever Formula One drivers, Hamilton replied that his goal was "not to be the youngest in Formula One" but rather "to be experienced and then show what I can do in Formula
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2001· 1 entry
Michael Schumacher made a one-off return to karts and competed against Hamilton along with other future Formula One drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Nico Rosberg
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2000· 1 entry
Hamilton progressed to junior formulae, where his successes included winning the Formula 3 Euro Series and the GP2 Series
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1998· 1 entry
Dennis called Hamilton following his second Super One series and British championship wins, to offer Hamilton a role in the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Programme
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1993· 1 entry
And quickly began winning races and cadet class championships
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1985· 1 entry
Born 1985-01-07.
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