Search results
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE HonFREng (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver competing in Formula One, driving for Mercedes. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Michael Schumacher ), and holds the records for most wins (103), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (197), among others .
Lewis was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire on the 7 January 1985 – to Anthony Hamilton and Carmen Larbalestier. 1993. After being bought his first go-kart by his Dad, Lewis starts karting competitively and collects multiple race wins across different British cadet races and championships. 1997.
‘Still I Rise’ – these are the words emblazoned across the back of Lewis Hamilton’s helmet and tattooed across his shoulders, and ever since annihilating expectations with one of the greatest rookie performances in F1 history in 2007, that’s literally all he’s done: risen to the top of the all-time pole positions list ahead of his hero Ayrton Senna, surged into first place in the wins column surpassing the inimitable Michael Schumacher, and then matched the legendary German’s ...
Lewis Hamilton led the charge, outscoring his improving team mate Valtteri Bottas 11 victories to four and leading the league in terms of consistently delivering points. He was the only driver to score in every race, finishing on the podium in all but four events. Hamilton’s impressive efficiency combined with his habitual hard charging confirmed his superiority behind the wheel. He relished the cut and thrust of close combat and was invariably a fierce but fair fighter.
Nov 15, 2020 · Lewis Hamilton clinched a seventh World Championship and became the most successful racing driver ever with a masterful victory in the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday. The Mercedes driver equalled ...
Feb 2, 2024 · Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes at the end of the 2024 season and join Ferrari in time for the 2025 campaign. Hamilton will replace Carlos Sainz as team-mate to Charles Leclerc. Hamilton has ...
Dec 5, 2021 · Chief F1 writer. Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen in a chaotic and controversial Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to set up a winner-takes-all title finale in Abu Dhabi next weekend. In one of the most ...
Nov 14, 2021 · Chief F1 writer. Lewis Hamilton passed title rival Max Verstappen after an intense battle to take one of his greatest victories and win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Hamilton took the lead with 12 ...
Mar 28, 2021 · Mercedes Lewis Hamilton held off Max Verstappen's Red Bull for victory in an extraordinary finish to the Bahrain Grand Prix. Verstappen actually took the lead from Hamilton with four laps to go ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will make a sensational switch from Mercedes to Ferrari next year on a multi-year contract, a move he called "one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make". Hamilton has raced for the Silver Arrows since the 2013 season and has won six of his seven world titles with the team, adding to the crown he achieved at McLaren earlier in his career.
