

His third and fourth consecutive titles followed in 20 to equal Schumacher's record of seven drivers' titles.

Following Rosberg's retirement, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel became Hamilton's closest rival in two intense championship battles, in which Hamilton twice overturned mid-season point deficits to claim consecutive titles again in 20. Consecutive titles came in 20 during an intense rivalry with teammate Nico Rosberg. Changes to the regulations for 2014 mandating the use of turbo-hybrid engines saw the start of a highly successful period for Hamilton, during which he has won six further drivers' titles. After six years with McLaren, Hamilton signed with Mercedes in 2013.

Youngest Formula One World Champion in history. The following season, he won his maiden title in dramatic fashion making a crucial overtake on the last lap of the last race of the season to become the the In his inaugural season, Hamilton set numerous records as he finished runner-up to Kimi Räikkönen by one point. This led to a Formula One drive with McLaren from 2007 to 2012, making Hamilton the first, and so far only, black driver to race in the series. Born and raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Hamilton joined the McLaren young driver programme in 1998. He is the only black driver in Formula One history. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Michael Schumacher), and holds the records for the most wins (103), pole positions (103), and podium finishes (184), among others. Hamilton celebrating 2018 British Grand Prix pole position No.Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton is a British racing driver competing in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Pretronas Formula One Team. As Hamilton debuted in the 2007 season, he became the first and only black driver in Formula One. He also holds other records, as well as most career wins, most pole positions, most podium finishes, most career points, most laps led. In his Formula 1 career, Hamilton has won seven world titles a record shared with German driver Michael Schumacher. Throughout his career in the grassroots categories, he won the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship (2003), Bahrain Superprix (2004), Formula 3 Euro Series Championship (2005), the Masters of Formula 3 Race (2005) and GP2 Series Championship (2006). Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver. Hamilton at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
