He is known for being the 2008, 2014, and 2015 Formula One World Champion. Hamilton is signed with Mercedes AMG Petronas F1. Likewise, he also has remarkable performance as an actor. In the movie Zoolander 2.
Lewis is of British nationality. He was born on January 7, 1985, in Stevenage, United Kingdom.
His father’s name is Anthony Hamilton and his mother’s name is Carmen Larbalestier. When his parents get separated he first went to live with his mother.
Lewis Hamilton is of Mixed( African-Grenadian and English-distant Jersey and Guernsey Channel Islander) ethnic background.
Later, in his early teens, he went on to live with his father and step-brother. His brother, Nicolas was a professional racer. He also has Nicola Lockhart his half Sister and Samantha Lockhart another half-sister in his family.
Lewis Hamilton’s fascination with cars started at an early age when he was 6 years old when he got a remote control car as a gift from his father. He gets so fascinated with it and uses it to perform different extraordinarily in the local competitions.
Lewis Hamilton went to The John Henry Newman School in his hometown Stevenage. In 2001, a British star joins the Cambridge Arts & Science College for his further study.
But he stays until 2002 and decides to quit his schooling to continue his racing career.
Lewis Hamilton starts his career working with British Formula Renault Winter Series in 2001. His start was not so good but in the end, he manages to prove it magnificent. He has good performance helped him to secure a place in the 2002 Formula Renault UK Campaign. Presenting in Racing for Manor Motorsport, he was one of the most talented youngsters in the game.
The racer has exceptional performance in Formula Three. It helps his race to take part in the ART Grand Prix in 2006. Lewis in his first attempt was able to score the victory at the GP2 Championship racing against the likes of Timo Glock and Nelson Piquet.
In 2007, Lewis Hamilton was able to set numerous records in his first season of Formula One Hamilton. He also finished the second season in the 2007 Formula One Championship one point behind Kimi Räikkönen. Hamilton is known for being 2008, 2014, and 2015 Formula One World Champions.
Lewis Hamilton finished in the top 5 and won his 1st Grand Prix in Canada. 2008 is the grand opening for his career as he was launched in F1 racing. He 2012, he won the Grand Prix of Canada for the 3rdtime, and also came first in the Grand Prix of Hungary. At the beginning of 2008, Hamilton signed a contract with McLaren-Mercedes to stay with them until the end of 2012.
In 2014, he played against China and got his victory. The same year, he finished his very first career hat trick of winning three races consecutively. They also receive victory in Spain making it four in a row. Mercedes was at that time the dominant team in the Formula One arena and Hamilton was one of their biggest assets. Hamilton has a good starting and next year was also lucky for him.
The 2015 season also starts winning the Australian Grand Prix. As Mercedes has a continuously remarkable performance they signed him on for the next 3 years until the end of 2018. He had made a different achievement from Mercedes. Hamilton is signed with Mercedes AMG Petronas F1.
In 2013, Lewis Hamilton signed a 3-year contract with the Mercedes Benz and became the first British driver to win in Mercedes after 1955 by Stirling Moss. In the 2010 season, Lewis achieves his victory when he raced down to the top spot in the Turkish Grand Prix. He performs average in the Australian and Chinese Grand Prix.
In Japan, South Korea, and Brazil Grand Prix, Lewis finished at fifth, second, and fourth spots respectively. He also has a remarkable performance as an actor. In the movie Zoolander 2, he acted in “Old and Lame” in 2016. Hamilton has also provided his voice for his role as Lewis Hamilton in the animated action-comedy spy movie Cars 2 in 2011. Moreover, as an actor, Lewis has done a voice-over for the character of Lewis in three episodes of the comedy series Tooned in 2012.
Achievements and Awards
Lewis Hamilton has a remarkable performance in the game and has also won different awards. In 2014, he gets the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Likewise, he receives Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year in 2008. The racer was also awarded the Best Driver ESPY Award in 2017. Hamilton receives the Special prize from the jury in 2008.
Lewis Hamilton: Salary, Net Worth
Lewis Hamilton is one of the professional racers and has very good earnings. His annual salary meanwhile, is currently thought to be around $50 million – £38 million a year. His net worth is $285 million as of 2022.
The racer now lives a lavish life. He has currently owned a private jet, Bombardier Challenger 605. Likewise, the racer also has various costly sports cars like Mercedes-Benz CLK, 1966 Shelby 427 Cobra, Ferrari LaFerrari, Pagani Zonda 760 LH, Mercedes-AMG SLS Black Series, McLaren P1, 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, etc.
He also owns bikes such as the Mercedes-Maybach S600, Maverick X3, Honda CRF450RX Motocross Bike, Dragster RR LH44, etc.
Is Lewis Hamilton involved in any rumors and controversies?
He receives various controversies relating to his professional life. When he was racing in Spain, he receives various racial abuses. Lewis himself has also admitted that he is very competitive.
And from his behavior, receiving tension, he has problems with other drivers. He also involves various criticism by some MPs that he is not regularly paying UK taxes by living out of the country.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Being a Racer Lewis Hamilton has athletics built a healthy body. He stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches(174 cm). Hamilton weighs 69 kg or 152 lbs.
His body measurement is Chest, 38 in or 96.5 cm, Arms / Biceps with 14.5 in or 37 cm, and Waist, 30 in or 76 cm. He has black colored hair and dark brown colored eyes.
Social Media Profile
Lewis Hamilton is active on different social media and keeps on updating them. He is active on Instagram with more than 7M followers. Hamilton is active on Twitter and has more than 5.3 M followers.
He uses Facebook and has more than 4M followers on his Facebook Account.
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