Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is the most successful British racing driver of all time, having won the Formula One world championship four times. In this article, we’ll take a look at what makes him tick, from his early life to his love for dogs and music!
A seven-time world champion
Hamilton has achieved a great deal during his racing career. In addition to being the only driver to win at least one race in each of his first seven seasons, Hamilton is also the only driver so far to win at least one race in each of his first 10 seasons.
F1 records
He holds many F1 records, including:
The most pole positions in a season (15 in 2008)- The most wins in a season (10 in 2008 and 2018)
- The most podiums in a season (14 in 2008)
- The most fastest laps in a season (12 in 2007, 2011 and 2012)
He also has some other significant stats to his name. He has led more than half of all the laps that have been raced at each Grand Prix since 2010, which is quite impressive for someone so young! He has also scored 108 points per race on average during his career so far – this means he gets at least one point for every race he starts!
Significant other
Hamilton is engaged to American singer and songwriter Nicole Scherzinger. The two have been dating since 2007, and have two children together: daughter Carmen Leigh, born in 2012 and son Nicholas (aka Nico), born in 2016. Hamilton and Scherzinger are both very successful in their respective fields — racing driver and performer — but they’re also private people who don’t like to share too many details about their personal lives with the public. They have been very supportive of each other during their time together; when Hamilton won his first F1 championship title in 2008, he dedicated it to Scherzinger during his victory speech.
Senna’s influence
Ayrton Senna is a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1984 and 1994. He won three world championships during his career, and was killed in a crash during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. Hamilton is a fan of Senna’s helmet design, which features stripes similar to those on the flag of Brazil, where Senna was born.
There’s clearly more to Lewis than just racing!
He has a high-flying and exciting lifestyle, but he is a very superstitious person. He always wears his favorite hat and lucky socks on race days. As well as being a talented musician, he is also the only black driver in F1 history. His presence in Formula 1 has opened doors for many aspiring drivers from different backgrounds who want to be able to compete at this level. His Instagram account boasts over 6 million followers who follow his regular updates about life behind the scenes of F1 racing, including pictures of him hanging out with other famous celebrities such as David Beckham and Chris Brown.
