Lewis Hamilton |
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| Date of Birth: | January 7, 1985 |
| Place of Birth: | Hertfordshire (England) |
| Nationality: | British |
| Current team: | McLaren |
| F1 debut: | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
| Status: | - |
The story goes on:
On his debut at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix, he qualified fourth and finished third in the race, thus becoming the fourteenth driver to finish on the podium on his GP début (excluding those in the first ever World Championship round). In Bahrain, Hamilton got his first front-row start, qualifying and finishing second behind Felipe Massa. Hamilton again finished second behind Massa in the Spanish Grand Prix, to take the lead in the drivers championship. With that achievement, Hamilton surpassed Bruce McLaren to become the youngest driver to ever lead the world championship.