F1-Fanatics

Heres some insight into little known facts about the young hero…

-Lewis’s parents named him after the American Olympic athlete Carl Lewis. His full name is Lewis Carl Hamilton.

-Lewis was the youngest karting champion in Britain, aged 10. Even before he made his Formula 1 debut he had already won over 300 trophies.

-When Lewis was only 9 he approached Ron Dennis, the McLaren F1 team boss and said “I’m going to race for you one day… I’m going to race for McLaren”.

-McLaren subsuquently signed Lewis to the driver development support programme aged 13. The contract included a special option of a future F1 seat - making history as the youngest ever driver to get an F1 contract.

-Lewis has worn his customary yellow helmet since his early karting days. It was his Dad’s idea as he thought Lewis needed something to make him more visible on busy tracks.

-Off the track Lewis drives a Mercedes GL 4×4.

-The demand to see Lewis’s British Grand Prix debut at Silverstone is so high this year, that it has been broadcast live to 30 Vue mutiplex cinemas across the UK. Another first.

More facts on Lewis-Hamilton.org.uk

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