Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver who has won seven Formula One World Drivers’ Championships, matching the sport’s record. His career includes championship-winning seasons with Mercedes and McLaren.

2008 Formula One World Championship: The Formula One season in which Lewis Hamilton won his first World Drivers’ Championship with McLaren. Hamilton clinched his first title in the final race, becoming Formula One’s youngest champion at the time.
Ron Dennis: The British motorsport executive who led McLaren for more than three decades. Dennis backed Hamilton from his youth and brought him into McLaren’s driver program.
Michael Schumacher: The German racing driver who won seven Formula One World Drivers’ Championships and 91 Grand Prix races. Schumacher shared the seven-title record with Hamilton, whose later career surpassed his race-win total.
Hamilton Commission: A research initiative established by Lewis Hamilton and the Royal Academy of Engineering to address barriers to Black participation in UK motorsport. Hamilton founded the commission to investigate why the sport remained so racially unrepresentative.
Stevenage: A town in Hertfordshire, England, where Lewis Hamilton grew up. Hamilton’s upbringing in Stevenage preceded his rise through British motorsport.
2014 Formula One World Championship: The Formula One season in which Lewis Hamilton won the first of six championships with Mercedes. The first title of Hamilton’s Mercedes era began a long run of championship success.
Niki Lauda: The Austrian Formula One driver and executive who won three World Drivers’ Championships. Lauda helped persuade Hamilton to join Mercedes in 2013.
Ayrton Senna: The Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One World Drivers’ Championships before his death in 1994. Senna was Hamilton’s childhood hero and a frequent point of comparison for his driving style.
Mission 44: A charitable foundation founded by Lewis Hamilton to support young people from underserved communities. Hamilton created Mission 44 to advance opportunities in education, employment, and motorsport.
Kart racing: A form of motorsport in which drivers race small, lightweight, single-seat vehicles on circuits. Hamilton began racing karts as a child and built the skills that launched his career.

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