Lewis Carl Hamilton (born January
7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England) is a British Formula
One (F1) driver.
Hamilton started racing karts at the age of eight. When he was
nine, he approached McLaren F1 team boss Ron Dennis at an awards
ceremony and told him he would drive for McLaren one day; Four
years later, Hamilton was signed to the McLaren driver development
support programme. Hamilton became European karting champion
in 2000 with maximum points and made a successful transition
to racing cars the following year. He progressed through the
junior formulae, achieving titles in Formula Renault, Formula
3 and GP2.
He was appointed as a Formula One driver for McLaren in 2007.
In his first season in the top international single seater category
he became the first rookie driver to lead the world championship,
finishing on the podium in his first eight races and winning
twice by the mid point of the season.
Lewis Hamilton
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