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Lewis Hamilton Biography
Birth Name:
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton
Birth Place:
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Profession
Formula One racing driver
Fast Facts
- Began his racing career driving go-karts at age 6
- Was the youngest racer to ever win the European Karting Championship when he won in 2000 at age 15
- Named British Formula Renault champion for Manor Motorsport in 2006
- Won the Formula One Championship in 2008
- Awarded Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen in the 2009 New Years Honours List, for his services to motor racing
- Voiced a race car in Cars 2 (2012), playing Britain's entry in the World Grand Prix
- Crowned the 2014 Formula One World Champion
- Frequently works with children's charities, including being named a Global Ambassador for Education for Save the Children in 2013 and taking several trips with UNICEF UK to places like India, the Philippines and Haiti
Relationships
- Jodia Ma -- Ex-significant Other
- Anthony Hamilton -- Father
- Nicolas Hamilton -- Half Brother
- Nicola Lockhart -- Half Sister
- Samantha Lockhart -- Half Sister
- Carmen Larbalestier -- Mother