At the Turkish Grand Prix that same year, he matched Michael’s record of world titles with his seventh championship.Īn intense 2021 season saw Lewis became the first driver to reach both 100 wins and 100 pole positions in the sport’s history. En route, he shattered many of the most prestigious records in the sport including surpassing Michael Schumacher’s tally of F1 race wins in 2020. 10 wins and 17 total podiums in 2015 netted a third world title before Lewis narrowly missed out on retaining his crown in 2016.īouncing back in 2017, Lewis secured the title with two rounds to spare and began a run of four consecutive Drivers’ Championships. In 2014, with the dawn of a new era in the sport owing to a major Power Unit change, a second Drivers’ Championship followed.

A single victory that year said little of what was to come. The world championship would become his the very next year though, sealing the crown in one of the most dramatic title deciders in the sport’s history.Īfter six seasons with McLaren, he sought a new challenge for 2013 and joined the works Mercedes team. He remained in title contention until the very last round and narrowly missed out on the title by just one point. Making his debut at the age of just 22, alongside reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso, Lewis’ maiden F1 season was a remarkable one. Success followed swiftly with titles in Formula Renault UK, the Formula 3 Euro Series and a dominant rookie campaign in the 2006 GP2 Series securing his promotion to F1 with McLaren Mercedes. He climbed the karting ladder quickly, joining the McLaren Mercedes Young Driver Programme in 1997 before embarking on single-seaters.

Few sportspeople have had the impact that he has had not only in his own sport but beyond, and at 38 he is still hungry to achieve and deliver more.Ī sensation in karting, Lewis’ enormous talent was recognised early in his career by Mercedes-Benz who began sponsoring him from a young age. There are many sides to Sir Lewis Hamilton. An environmentalist, social activist, fashion designer, musician, and a force for global change in combating racism and pushing for increased diversity in motorsport. The most wins, pole positions, and podium finishes in Formula One history.

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