Lewis Hamilton: Success Story of A Speed Junkie

Lewis is the first black driver who achieved the F1 World Drivers Championship.Since childhood he had a passion to race therefore his father gifted him a radio controlled car at the age of 6. He also gifted him a gokart and then he started karting at the age of 8 and soon started winning races.

Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's record of 91 Formula One wins on Sunday when he guided his Mercedes to a narrow, if measured, victory at a frantic Eifel Grand Prix.'' 

Lewis Hamilton is a successful formula 1 racing car driver and is one of the youngest. He is the first black driver who achieved the F1 World Drivers Championship. His techniques are flawless and performance is always appreciated. 

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Lewis' parents immigrated from Grenada to the UK in the 1950s and they seperated their ways when he was just 2. Lewis moved with his mother and lived with his half-sister. Since childhood he had a passion to race therefore his father gifted him a radio controlled car at the age of 6. He also gifted him a go-kart and then he started karting at the age of 8 and soon started winning races.

Hamilton started his racing career operating motor controlled cars at a young age. After winning the national championship, he moved on to karting.

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When Hamilton was 9 years old, he approached McLaren team boss Ron Dennis at an award ceremony in 1995 and introduced himself and also asked him for the autograph and said, "Hi. I am Lewis Hamilton. I won the British Championship and one day I want to be racing your cars.

Lewis's car racing career started in 2001 with the British Formula Renault Winter Series, and he continued his success in the Formula 3 in 2006.

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He raced in the Australian Grand Prix in 2007 for the first time and came 5th, later he gained 1st position in Canadian Grand Prix. In 2012 he won Grand Prix Canada for the 3rd time and in 2013, he signed a 3-year contract with the Mercedes Benz, and became the first British driver to win in Mercedes after 1955 by Stirling Moss.

Lewis Hamilton had an on and off relationship with lead singer of the Pussycat Doll band and the X-Factor judge, Nicole Scherzinger since 2007.

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Lewis owns a black and red Bombardier Challenger 600 series private jet and being an art lover his favourite artist is Andy Warhol.

Lewis Hamilton always remains under complete control of the wheel on the race tracks and shows devastating speed during the drive with which he has won so many challenges, races and pole position. His form is the indication of why his staff always remains happy and companies always look forward to signing him.
 

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