Lewis Hamilton: Seven Time F1 Champion of the World

Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE HonFREng, born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK on 7th January 1985, is a professional racing driver, who competes in Formula 1 for Mercedes, having previously driven for McLaren from 2007 - 2012. Lewis has won a record 7 F1 World Drivers' Championship titles, tied with Michael Schumacher, along with the record most wins (99), pole positions (101) & podium finishes (175). Brought up in Stevenage, Hamilton joined the McLaren young driver programme during 1998, which led to a Formula 1 drive with McLaren in 2007, remaining the only black driver to race in the series. Lewis set many records that season as he finished runner-up to Kimi R?ikk?nen by a point. The following season, he won his 1st title after overtaking on the last lap of the final race of the season to become the youngest ever F1 World Champion. After 4 more years with McLaren, Hamilton signed with Mercedes during 2013. Changes to the regulations the following year, mandating the use of turbo-hybrid engines, led to the start of an extremely successful period for Lewis, during which he won 6 more drivers' titles. Consecutive wins came in 2014 then 2015, during an intense rivalry with his team-mate Nico Rosberg. After Rosberg's retirement, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel became Hamilton's closest rival in a couple of intense championship battles, during which Lewis twice overturned mid-season point deficits to lift successive titles again in 2017 - 2018. His 3rd and 4th consecutive titles followed during 2019 & 2020, equalling Schumacher's record.