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Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Hamilton at the 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix | |
| Born | Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton 7 January 1985 Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
| Partner | Nicole Scherzinger (2007–2015) |
| Relatives | Nicolas Hamilton (half-brother) |
| Awards | Full list |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| 2024 team | Mercedes[1] |
| 2025 team | Ferrari[4] |
| Car number | 44[note 1] |
| Entries | 356 (356 starts) |
| Championships | 7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Wins | 105 |
| Podiums | 202 |
| Career points | 4862.5 |
| Pole positions | 104 |
| Fastest laps | 67 |
| First entry | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2007 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2024 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| 2024 position | 7th (223 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2006 2004–2005 2003 2002–2003 2002 | GP2 Series F3 Euro Series British F3 British Formula Renault Formula Renault Eurocup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 2005 2003 | GP2 Series F3 Euro Series British Formula Renault |
| Website | lewishamilton |
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Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver, who most recently competed in Formula One 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 (105), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (202), among others.
Born and raised in Stevenage, Hamilton began his career in karting aged six, winning several national titles and attracting the attention of Ron Dennis, who signed him to the McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Programme in 1998. After winning the direct-drive Karting World Cup and European Championship in 2000, Hamilton progressed to junior formulae, where his successes included winning the Formula 3 Euro Series and the GP2 Series. He subsequently signed for McLaren in 2007, becoming the first black driver to compete in Formula One at the Australian Grand Prix. In his rookie season, Hamilton won four Grands Prix and set several records as he finished runner-up to Kimi Räikkönen by one point. Hamilton won his maiden title in 2008, making a title-deciding overtake on the last lap of the last race of the season to become the then-youngest World Drivers' Champion. The dominant Red Bull-Renault combination prevailed throughout his remaining four seasons at McLaren, with Hamilton achieving multiple race wins in each, including his involvement in a four-way title battle in 2010.
Hamilton signed for Mercedes in 2013 to partner Nico Rosberg, ending his 15-year association with McLaren. Following his maiden victory with the team at the Hungarian Grand Prix, new engine regulations came into effect the following season, which saw Mercedes emerge as the dominant force in Formula One. Over the next three seasons, Hamilton and Rosberg won 51 of 59 Grands Prix amidst their fierce rivalry—widely known as The Silver War—with Hamilton winning the former titles in 2014 and 2015, and Rosberg winning the latter. After Rosberg's retirement, Hamilton twice overturned mid-season point deficits to Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari to claim his fourth and fifth titles in 2017 and 2018. Hamilton won his sixth title in 2019, before breaking several records across his 2020 campaign—including the all-time win record at the Portuguese Grand Prix—to equal Michael Schumacher's record of seven World Drivers' Championships. Hamilton became the first driver to surpass 100 race wins and pole positions in 2021, finishing runner-up to Max Verstappen amidst a controversial finish. Following winless campaigns in 2022 and 2023, Hamilton took his record-breaking ninth British Grand Prix victory in 2024, his twelfth and final season with Mercedes. Hamilton is set to join Ferrari from 2025 onwards.
Hamilton has been credited with furthering Formula One's global following by appealing to a broader audience outside the sport, in part due to his high-profile lifestyle, amongst his environmental and social activism. He has also become a prominent advocate in support of racial justice and increased diversity in motorsport. Hamilton was listed in the 2020 issue of Time as one of the 100 most influential people globally, and was knighted in the 2021 New Year Honours.
- ^ "Hamilton extends Mercedes F1 contract until 2025". Motorsport.com. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Hamilton to keep 44 as car number". GP Update. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "World champion Hamilton runs number 1 on his Mercedes in Abu Dhabi". Formula 1. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Coleman, Madeline (2 February 2024). "Ferrari's prestige lured Lewis Hamilton – and cost Carlos Sainz his seat". The Athletic. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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