Portrait · Liauzh; crop by Mb2437 / CC BY-SA 4.0 Lewis Hamilton Formula One driver, producer and philanthropist
Born 1985
Sir Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver, producer and philanthropist whose seven Formula One world championships, 106 Grand Prix victories and 104 pole positions place him among the sport's defining competitors. Born in Stevenage, Hamilton began karting at eight with his father Anthony managing and financing the early campaign, approached McLaren principal Ron Dennis as a child, and entered the McLaren-Mercedes young-driver programme in 1998. Titles in Formula Renault UK, the Formula 3 Euro Series and GP2 preceded a record-setting 2007 Formula One debut in which he won four races and finished one point short of the championship. He became the sport's then-youngest champion in 2008, moved from McLaren to Mercedes for 2013 and built the most successful driver-team partnership of the hybrid era: six further drivers' titles, an unprecedented run of victories and pole positions, and a sustained rivalry with team-mates and champions including Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen. Hamilton used his visibility to press Formula One on racial equality, funded the Hamilton Commission's research into Black representation in UK motorsport and founded Mission 44 to widen access to education and technical careers. His creative work spans fashion, music and film; through Dawn Apollo Films he produced F1: The Movie, which was filmed around real Grand Prix weekends. In 2025 he began a new chapter with Ferrari, won the Chinese Grand Prix Sprint in his second weekend for the team and endured a first season without a Sunday podium. His second Ferrari campaign brought five podiums and a maiden Scuderia Grand Prix victory at Barcelona-Catalunya by September 2026, when Formula One listed him third in the championship with 191 points after 14 completed Grands Prix, before the Azerbaijan race. Away from the track, his interviews document a long-running plant-based diet, varied endurance and combat-sport training, an expansive love of music and a close bond with his late bulldog Roscoe. He was appointed MBE in 2009, made a Knight Bachelor for services to motorsport in the 2021 New Year Honours, twice voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year and named joint Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2020.
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Hamilton keeps his focus on Ferrari's 2026 title fight Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Hamilton said the season still had a long way to run as Ferrari worked to close the points gap to Mercedes.
23 Sept 2026 Official F1 interview
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Brake problem ends a promising Madrid race Hamilton retired from the Spanish Grand Prix on lap seven after a brake issue, having started fourth and believed Ferrari had a car capable of fighting for victory.
13 Sept 2026 Official F1 race follow-up
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Ferrari's home race proves difficult at Monza Hamilton described the result as tough to swallow after Ferrari missed the lead fight in a dramatic Italian Grand Prix.
6 Sept 2026 Official post-race interview
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Ferrari changes unlock a major improvement at Zandvoort Hamilton praised the difference made by set-up and operational changes during the Dutch Grand Prix weekend while explaining the remaining variability in the car.
22 Aug 2026 Official driver interview
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Hamilton earns his first Grand Prix victory for Ferrari A precisely executed three-stop strategy helped Hamilton win at Barcelona-Catalunya ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris, his 106th career Grand Prix victory.
14 Jun 2026 Official race report
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Second place in Monaco extends Ferrari resurgence Hamilton finished runner-up at Monaco, matching his best Grand Prix result since joining Ferrari at that point in the season.
7 Jun 2026 Associated Press race report
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F1: The Movie streams on Apple TV Hamilton-produced F1: The Movie reached cinemas June 27 and Apple TV December 12, 2025.
12 Dec 2025 Official source
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Hamilton says goodbye to Roscoe Hamilton announced that his 12-year-old bulldog Roscoe had died after a serious illness, prompting tributes across the Formula One paddock.
29 Sept 2025 Official Formula One report
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First Ferrari victory arrives in Shanghai Sprint Hamilton converted Sprint pole into a controlled 19-lap victory, his first win in Ferrari colours and Ferrari's first Sprint triumph.
22 Mar 2025 Official race report
