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“We dreamed of this when I was young. It is so important for kids to see this and don't listen to anyone who says you can't achieve something. Dream the impossible. You have got to chase it and never give up," the F1 champion added.
"It felt so far fetched. I remember watching Michael win those world championships. To get one or two or even three is so hard. Seven is unimaginable. There is no end to what we can do together, me and this team,” said Hamilton.
Hamilton equaled Michael Schumacher's number of titles, after he’d already surpassed his record of race wins.
“As a kid, I always dreamt of being in Formula 1. I never lost sight of that dream, even when people said it would be impossible,” said Hamilton when he won his fourth World Championship in 2017.
In November 2020, Lewis Hamilton won his seventh world title and became the most successful racing driver in the history of the sport.
Hamilton went on to win his fifth and sixth World Championship in the following years.
In 2009, Lewis Hamilton was awarded a MBE by the late Queen Elizabeth II. He described the experience as one of the most overwhelming of his life.
Hamilton achieves five consecutive wins in this season. He also achieved the 32nd victory in his career, beating all British drivers’ records.
This is when Hamilton started racing as part of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team.
In 2007, Lewis Hamilton started racing in F1. His first race was the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton qualified fourth and finished in third place! That same year he also got his first win, in the Canadian GP.
In this year, Hamilton amassed 11 wins, 384 points, and 16 podiums. He was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014.
In 2005, he won the Masters of Formula Three Championships and the Formula Three Euro Series Championship. In 2006, Hamilton became the GP2 Series champion.
In the following years, Lewis Hamilton continued his path towards F1 glory. In 2003, he became Formula Renault UK Champion.
This was a big year for Lewis Hamilton. At just 15, he won both the European and the World Karting title, becoming the youngest ever Karting World Number One.
In the same year, he joined McClaren and Mercedes-Benz’s Young Driver Support Program.
Hamilton won his first British Kart Championship when he was just 10 years old.
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton was born on January 7, 1985, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
Hamilton’s father is credited for influencing his son’s need for speed by buying him a radio-controlled car in 1991.
One year later, in 1996, Hamilton won the Champions of the Future series, the Five Nations, and the Sky TV Kartmasters, in the cadet class.
“I was racing these remote-controlled cars and winning club championships against adults,” Hamilton recalls.
Hamilton was presented with a helmet of Michael Schumacher's for matching his record of 91 race wins on October 11, 2020, in Nuerburg, Germany.
Lewis Hamilton's 2024 Formula 1 season was marked by both significant milestones and challenges. He secured two race victories, breaking a 31-month winless streak with a memorable triumph at the British Grand Prix—his 104th career win. On February 1, 2024, it was announced that he would leave Mercedes to join Ferrari, a move that sent shockwaves through the racing world. As a result, 2025 promises to be a new chapter for Hamilton with the Italian giants.
Sources: (LewisHamilton.com) (BBC)
In 2008, the first big milestone had been reached. Lewis Hamilton won his first F1 World Championship. He was just 23.
In 2015, Lewis Hamilton becomes the most successful British F1 driver of all time, with 32 GP wins.
After 12 years with Mercedes, Hamilton is now gearing up for the season as a driver for Ferrari.
Click through the following gallery to explore Lewis Hamilton’s incredible journey over the years.
Lewis Hamilton: a true F1 legend
The famed Formula One driver has shocked fans by signing with Ferrari
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Lewis Hamilton is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished drivers in Formula One history. He holds the record for the most career race victories in the sport and shares the distinction of seven drivers’ championships with Michael Schumacher.
After 12 years with Mercedes, Hamilton is now gearing up for the season as a driver for Ferrari.
Click through the following gallery to explore Lewis Hamilton’s incredible journey over the years.