{"id":26865,"date":"2025-01-03T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/lewis-hamilton\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:54:36","slug":"lewis-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/lewis-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton block\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Lewis-Hamilton-block-200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                        <p class=\"hero__text\">The most successful Formula 1 driver in history: Lewis Hamilton is racing for Ferrari in 2025 as he looks to add to his record-equalling seven world championships<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" 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class=\"image-gallery\">\n                        <div class=\"tns-default\">\n                <div data-behaviour=\"simple-slider\">\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton holds up British Grand Prix trophy in front of Silverstone crowd after winning the 2024 race\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lewis-Hamilton-holds-up-British-Grand-Prix-tophy-in-front-of-Silverstone-crowd-after-winning-the-2024-race-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">A record ninth British GP victory in 2024 was one of two in Hamilton&#8217;s final season for Mercedes<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Finn Pomeroy\/Mercedes\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton side by side with Max Verstappen in 2021 Emilia Romagna GP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Lewis-Hamilton-side-by-side-with-Max-Verstappen-in-2021-Emilia-Romagna-GP-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">2021 brought an epic title duel between Hamilton and Verstappen<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Getty Images\/Red Bull\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton, 2020 Turkish GP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/2020TURHAM-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Hamilton won a seventh drivers&#8217; title in 2020<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        CLIVE MASON\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton, 2018 Mexican GP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/18MEXHAM-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Celebrating five titles in Mexico in 2018<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton, 2014 Abu Dhabi GP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/14ADHAM-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">Two-time champion in 2014<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Grand Prix Photo\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton, 2012 Singapore GP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/12SINHAM-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">A retirement from the lead of the 2012 Singapore GP led Hamilton to Mercedes<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                         Paul Gilham\/Getty Images\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"image-gallery__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-660x371.jpg.webp 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-400x225.jpg.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Lewis Hamilton, 2008 Brazilian GP\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-800x450.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/HAM08BRA-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                <figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n                                                <p class=\"wp-caption-image-text\">A dramatic finale gave Hamilton his first title in 2008<\/p>\n                                                                            <p class=\"wp-caption-description wp-caption-description--below\">\n                        Mark Thompson\/Getty Images\n                    <\/p>\n                                    <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section content-section--no-padding-top toggle\">\n            <p>A seven-time World Champion with 105 grand prix wins to his name, Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver in Formula 1 history, having been at the forefront of the series since bursting on to the scene in 2007 and only narrowly missing out on being crowned champion in his debut year.<\/p>\n<p>Few rivals can come close to matching an all-round talent that encompasses ruthless but honest racecraft in wheel-to-wheel battles; an ability to dance on the very edge of the limit with mesmerising qualifying laps; and a full armoury of race strategies from avid pursuit of rivals to careful tyre management.<\/p>\n<p>Off-track, his charisma and confidence has made him a global superstar; a position he has embraced to promote social causes. As well as calling for greater efforts to promote under-represented groups in motor sport and elsewhere, Hamilton has also set up his own commission, which identified barriers to diversity in racing, as well as the Mission 44 charity, which invests in projects to make education more inclusive, and offers grants to help young people gain careers in motor sport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>McLaren prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and early success<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The son of a Stevenage railway worker, Hamilton was already national cadet karting champion when he introduced himself to Ron Dennis at the 1995 Autosport Awards. McLaren took an interest in his fledgling career from that moment and the youngster responded with a string of titles. That culminated in winning both the European title (with CRG-Parilla team-mate Nico Rosberg second) and World Cup during an impressive 2000 season in Formula A.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton made his\u00a0much hyped\u00a0switch to cars at the end of 2001 when driving for Manor Motorsport in the Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series. He remained with John Booth\u2019s team for the next two seasons in the main British series. He won three times during 2002 and finished third overall behind Danny Watts and Jamie Green. Hamilton then recovered from a slow start to 2003 to win 10 times in 11 races\u00a0and\u00a0complete a dominant title win.<\/p>\n<p>He also made his Formula 3 debut during 2003 and remained with Manor for the following year\u2019s F3\u00a0Euroseries. He won at the\u00a0Norisring\u00a0as he finished fifth overall. The end-of-season non-championship races confirmed his outright pace and prodigious overtaking ability. He started the Macau GP from pole position only to lose a chance of victory when distracted by Rosberg\u2019s second lap accident. He then came from 21st on the grid for Bahrain\u2019s qualification race to beat Rosberg in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent his single-seater career so far with Manor, Hamilton moved to reigning champions ART Grand Prix (formerly ASM) for a second season in the F3 Euroseries. The pre-season favourite dominated with his Dallara F305-Mercedes-Benz winning 15 of the 20 rounds (as well as being excluded from another win at Spa-Francorchamps) against a field that included team-mate Adrian Sutil, Paul di Resta and a fresh-faced Sebastian Vettel.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>GP2 confirms a future star<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It was his performances in the 2006 GP2 Series that convinced McLaren that here was a special talent that already warranted a top F1 drive. As with any one of his seasons in the junior formulae, much was expected of Hamilton and he delivered with aplomb. He won five times (including coming from eighth\u00a0on the grid\u00a0to win Silverstone\u2019s sprint race)\u00a0and\u00a0recovered from 16th on the opening lap in Hungary to finish second as he beat Nelson Piquet\u00a0jr\u00a0to the title at the first attempt.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Formula 1 \u2013 World Champion at the second attempt<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Any thoughts Hamilton would make a quiet F1 bow and play a supporting role to new team-mate Fernando Alonso were dismissed at the first Grand Prix of 2007. A record nine successive podium finishes in his first nine F1 races included dominant\u00a0breakthrough victories at Montr\u00e9al and Indianapolis that gave the precocious newcomer the championship lead. Helped by hours in\u00a0McLaren\u2019s simulator as he learned unfamiliar circuits, he won in Hungary and Japan to all-but clinch the World Championship in his rookie year. In the event, that unprecedented achievement slipped from his grasp with tyre failure in China and a gearbox glitch in Brazil. Ferrari\u2019s Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen snatched an unlikely title with Hamilton finishing as runner-up. A single point covered the top three with Alonso equalling the Englishman\u2019s score but third on countback.<\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"c-content-article content-article content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-article__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-article__article\">\n                <h2 class=\"title sanomat\">From the archive<\/h2>\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n                        data-automation-type=\"related-issue-content\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Lewis Hamilton&quot;]\"\n                        data-current-post=\"26865\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-article__content user-content\">\n                <p>For all that success, 2007 was overshadowed by revelations that disgruntled Ferrari test team manager Nigel Stepney had passed a dossier on its F2007 to McLaren chief designer Mike Coughlan. \u201cSpygate\u201d eventually resulted in the team\u2019s exclusion from the constructors\u2019 championship and a $100million fine. In addition to the scandal, Alonso\u2019s relationship with Hamilton and senior team management deteriorated so badly that he left after a single season.<\/p>\n<p>The fine margins between success and failure were amply illustrated by Hamilton\u2019s first two F1 seasons. Having missed out by a single point 12 months earlier, Hamilton snatched the 2008 World Championship on the final corner of the last lap of the deciding race. Five victories included having punctured a tyre at Monaco and a masterful display in the wet at Silverstone. However, he clashed with Alonso in Bahrain, crashed into R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen in the Montr\u00e9al pitlane and scattered the front-runners after an overly impetuous move at the start of the Japanese GP. A late rain shower near the end of the final round in Brazil put his title in jeopardy as his McLaren MP4\/23-Mercedes-Benz dropped to sixth as he switched to rain tyres. Then, on the last lap, he made up the 13.144sec deficit to Timo Glock\u2019s Toyota (which was still on\u00a0dry rubber) to snatch the fifth\u00a0place he required to become champion by a point and cut short the premature Ferrari celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>World Champion at 23 and with a pop star girlfriend, Hamilton was now among Britain\u2019s most marketable sportsmen. However, his title defence began with more unwanted controversy for he was disqualified from the 2009 Australian GP when found to have lied to the stewards. The McLaren MP4\/24 lacked balance but Hamilton helped develop it sufficiently to win in Hungary and Singapore as he finished fifth overall.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was joined at McLaren Mercedes in 2010 by the man who succeeded him as World Champion \u2013 Jenson Button \u2013 and the Englishmen\u2019s contrasting styles complemented each other. Inevitably, Hamilton\u2019s aggressive driving style led to occasions when he overstepped the mark \u2013 clashing with Felipe Massa on the opening lap in Italy and puncturing a tyre against Mark Webber\u2019s Red Bull next time out in Singapore. But there were more days when he flattered the MP4\/25. Hamilton took advantage when the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber ran into each other in Turkey. Further victories in the next race in Canada (from pole position) and at Spa-Francorchamps helped maintain Hamilton\u2019s interest in the championship until the final round. One of four drivers with a mathematical chance of the title in Abu Dhabi, he finished second behind new champion Vettel but was fourth in the final standings.<\/p>\n<p>So far never beaten by a team-mate over a full season during his career in cars, 2011 was a difficult year for Hamilton in his private life and on the track. The tabloid newspapers were happy to detail the break-up with former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger and, whether true or not, that turmoil seemed to affect his judgment and performances in the car. He had a soon reported meeting with Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner about his future and repeated contact with Massa in Singapore and Japan drew the Brazilian\u2019s ire. There were wins (China, Germany and Abu Dhabi) as Hamilton was classified fifth overall while team-mate Button finished as championship runner-up.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was back to his best in 2012 in what was his final year with McLaren \u2013 his team since boyhood. He won the Canadian, Hungarian, Italian and United States GPs but further victories in Singapore and Abu Dhabi were lost when his MP4\/27 failed him while in the lead. That scuppered another\u00a0title\u00a0challenge and Hamilton was classified fourth in the 2012 World Championship.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A move to Mercedes-Benz\u00a0delivers\u00a0back-to-back titles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>At first it had seemed inconceivable that Hamilton would ever leave McLaren but he moved to Mercedes-Benz in 2013 \u2013 perhaps to make his own mark but mainly with one eye on the new turbocharged rules for the following season. With childhood friend Rosberg as his team-mate once more and closer to his pace than ever, Hamilton lost victory at home to a puncture but won the Hungarian GP from pole position. Hamilton and Rosberg were fourth and fifth respectively in the World\u00a0Championship in what was a holding year for the team.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-content-product content-product content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-product__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-product__product\">\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\" data-automation-type=\"related-product\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Lewis Hamilton&quot;]\" data-current-post=\"26865\">\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-product__content user-content\">\n                <p>Mercedes was overwhelming favourite for the 2014 title and it was a campaign fought out by its two drivers \u2013 left free to race by senior management. Rosberg won the qualifying battle but it was Hamilton, now sporting the number 44 he had preferred during his karting career, who used his superior racecraft to secure the championship. They came close in Bahrain and touched at Spa-Francorchamps as the team-mates raced wheel-to-wheel. That contact in Belgium lost Mercedes the race and earned Rosberg criticism from his team as the title pendulum shifted. Hamilton retired that day but won the next five races before clinching his second world title with victory in the Abu Dhabi finale.<\/p>\n<p>Pole position, victory and fastest lap in the Australian GP set the tone at the start of the 2015 F1 season.\u00a0Hamilton was utterly dominant in qualifying\u00a0from\u00a0race one\u00a0and further victories\u00a0asserted his authority within the Mercedes team. While Rosberg had challenged him until the final race of 2014, Hamilton\u00a0initially\u00a0out-drove his team-mate and eased to the title with three races to spare.\u00a0That included his 42nd Grand Prix victory in Russia to pass the total of his great hero Ayrton Senna. He then won the wet United States GP to clinch the title and match the Brazilian&#8217;s three championship wins.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rivalry with Nico Rosberg<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mercedes\u00a0remained\u00a0the team to beat in 2016 and Hamilton continued to set the pace. He won more races than Rosberg (10) and qualified on pole position for 12 of the 21 races but outright pace alone was not enough to deliver a third successive title.\u00a0Poor starts\u00a0and\u00a0reliability issues\u00a0initially\u00a0hampered his\u00a0cause before a\u00a0run of six victories in seven mid-season races\u00a0wrestled the points lead from his team-mate. However,\u00a0engine failure when on course for victory in Malaysia proved crucial\u00a0and\u00a0Rosberg\u00a0just\u00a0needed a podium finish\u00a0in\u00a0Abu Dhabi\u00a0to clinch a first world title.\u00a0Hamilton cut his pace\u00a0in a vain attempt to back his team-mate into the pursuing pack, despite repeated instructions from the pitwall to increase his\u00a0speed. He won his fourth race in a row but ended the year as a frustrated runner-up in the championship.<\/p>\n<p>With his ultimate goal satisfied, Rosberg immediately announced his retirement from F1 and Hamilton was joined by Valtteri Bottas for 2017. Mercedes initially\u00a0could not match\u00a0Ferrari\u2019s\u00a0race pace\u00a0but Hamilton responded to Vettel\u2019s challenge in style\u00a0\u2013 sorting the W08\u2019s ills and improving as the year unfolded. They went wheel-to-wheel in Spain and clashed in Baku before the Englishman\u00a0established himself after the summer break\u00a0as the\u00a0Scuderia\u00a0imploded. Of the 20 championship rounds, Mercedes #44\u00a0secured 11\u00a0pole positions (to eclipse Michael Schumacher\u2019s outright record) and nine victories to clinch title number four with two races to spare.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>World titles number five, six and seven<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hamilton and Vettel disputed the title once more in 2018 as they vied to become\u00a0only\u00a0the third\u00a0driver in history to become a five-time World Champion. The German won the opening\u00a0two GPs and his Ferrari was\u00a0often the quicker package\u00a0but Hamilton established himself after the summer break as Vettel crashed out of the lead in Germany and had too many first lap incidents. Hamilton eventually clinched\u00a0yet\u00a0another World Championship\u00a0in Mexico for the second successive year, and completed the season with 11 victories and 88 points clear of his closest rival.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton won six of the opening eight GPs of 2019 as Mercedes and the Englishman took control of proceedings once more. Ferrari may have had better single lap pace but too many driver errors and strategy calls again stymied its challenge.\u00a0That Hamilton only qualified on\u00a0pole position\u00a0on five occasions\u00a0during 2019 was a surprise but he won 11 times and\u00a0clinched his sixth World Championship by finishing second in America, scoring his highest points tally to date.<\/p>\n<p>He followed that up with one of the finest seasons of his career, sealing a record-equalling seventh title with 11 race victories across the year. His Portuguese GP win also moved him clear of Michael Schumacher&#8217;s win record, and Hamilton finished up the &#8217;20 season on 95 career wins. Had he not tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the penultimate race of the season, the Mercedes driver may well have gone on to equal the record for most wins in a season. His achievements and records earned him a spot on the New Year Honours list and a knighthood.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>100 grands prix and an F1 season to remember<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mercedes&#8217; dominance came to an end in 2021, as Red Bull matched the pace of the Silver Arrows to serve up one of the most thrilling and dramatic championship battles that Formula 1 has ever seen. Almost every round brought a new instalment of the Hamilton and Verstappen battle, with neither driver willing to give their rival an inch. The result was captivating, controversial and often damaging.<\/p>\n<p>Amid sensational drives were a series of clashes: The pair came together has Hamilton attempted to take the lead at Silverstone, which sent Verstappen spearing into the barriers, sustaining a hefty 51G impact. At the Italian Grand Prix, it was Verstappen&#8217;s passing attempt that left his car sitting on top of Hamilton&#8217;s in a Monza gravel trap, while at Saudi Arabia, Verstappen braked hard directly in the path of Hamilton. Desite avoiding action, the Mercedes still swiped the rear of the Red Bull, causing front wing damage.<\/p>\n<p>But nothing could compare to the impact of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, where the drivers arrived exactly level on points: the winner set to take all. Despite missing out on pole position, Hamilton was in command of the race by Turn 1, leading the field for the majority of the race, and with a pace advantage over second-placed Verstappen. As was often the case during the season, the pair were far ahead of rivals. So when a safety car was deployed late in the race following a crash, Verstappen could stop for fresh tyres without losing a place. That wasn&#8217;t an option for Hamilton who risked losing the lead to Verstappen if he had stopped.<\/p>\n<p>It should have all been academic anyway: there weren&#8217;t enough laps remaining for the standard procedure. That would have entailed clearing the wreckage, allowing lapped cars to overtake the safety car and join the rear of the pack so that the didn&#8217;t interfere with the frontrunners, then restarting the race: the 2021 championship looked over and done with.<\/p>\n<p>Then came a flurry of radio messages broadcast live to the world: Red Bull called for the procedure to be speeded up and race director Michael Masi obliged, announcing that the race would restart before allowing all of the lapped cars past. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff wailed over the airwaves to no avail: with one lap remaining, the safety car pulled in and Verstappen seized the advantage of his fresh rubber, sailing past the Mercedes and claiming the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Amid threats of legal action and wa torrent of anger from Hamilton fans, Masi lost his job but the result remained.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mercedes&#8217; dip<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hamilton arrived for pre-season testing in 2022 determined for revenge, but no amount of resolve could overcome the car that he was given. The unruly and radical-looking Mercedes W13, with its &#8216;size zero&#8217; sidepods delivered far more hype than performance. He battled to nine podium finishes, but 2022 was the first season in his F1 career where Hamilton didn&#8217;t record a win. He also finished behind new team-mate George Russell (who beat Hamilton to Mercedes&#8217; only victory of the year) in the drivers&#8217; championship, with 240 points to Russell&#8217;s 275. Hamilton did, however, qualify ahead of Russell for 12 of the 22 grands prix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mercedes persisted with a similar concept at the start of 2023 but its car once again failed to deliver, leaving an increasingly disconsolate Hamilton winless for the second season in a row. This time, however, his form did shine through. while Max Verstappen smashed records as he stormed virtually uncontested to a third world championship, Hamilton emerged as best of the rest behind Red Bull. With minimal errors and some stand-out drives, he outscored Russell with 234 points to 175, earning him third place in the championship. While this was clearly no consolation, he still committed to Mercedes with a new contract for two further seasons.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A final year with Mercedes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It took just a few months before Hamilton activated a break clause in his new contract, with the bombshell news that he would be driving for Ferrari in 2025. His final season with Mercedes did bring more success, including a record ninth British Grand Prix victory and a further win in Belgium, but the Mercedes was again not competitive enough to challenge for the championship. There were times when the situation looked to be overcoming Hamilton, with frequent complaints about the car&#8217;s performance over the radio and a request to retire the car during a lacklustre Qatar Grand Prix. After 12 seasons, six drivers&#8217; championships and 84 victories with Mercedes, he ended the season in Abu Dhabi seventh in the championship with 223 points, 22 points short of Russell&#8217;s total.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ferrari spell<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hamilton joined Ferrari for the 2025 season on a multi-year contract after ending his long, successful tenure at Mercedes. 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