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Lewis Hamilton is a famous British racing driver. He was born on January 7, 1985, in Hertfordshire, England. He is currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes, having previously driven for McLaren from 2007 to 2012. In Formula One, Hamilton has jointly won the 7th World Drivers’ Championship titles and holds the records for most wins (103), pole positions (103), and podium finishes (182).

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Lewis Hamilton Net Worth:

Lewis Hamilton is one of the richest and most sports stars in the world and also the highest-paid Formula 1, driver. According to our analytics, Lewis Hamilton’s net worth in 2023 is $285 million. He received a high yearly salary of $40 million from the Mercedes team.

Lewis Hamilton was born on January 7, 1985, in Hertfordshire, England to Carmen and Anthony Hamilton. Lewis moved in with his mother when his parents separated when he was a small child.

Later, in his early teens, he moved in with his father and half-brother, Nicolas, who is also a professional driver.

Lewis’s interest in cars began at an early age when his father gave him a remote control car as a gift when he was six years old. He was fascinated by it and performed exceptionally well in local competitions.

His father saw the potential in his son and gave him a go-kart as a Christmas present. Hamilton played school football and John Henry Newman continued to play during his stay at the school.

He will go on to say that he once thought of becoming a footballer, but the go-kart championship that he continued to win offered him a better career choice. At the age of 15, Lewis was declared the number one karting player, a record he still holds.

Career:

In his first season in Formula One, Hamilton partnered with defending double-world champion Fernando Alonso, who joined McLaren after leaving Renault.

On his debut at the Australian Grand Prix, he finished third. So, he became the 13th driver to reach the podium on his debut. He started the 2009 season opener in Australia from the 18th on the grid after the McLaren team.

He had to pay a fine for changing his gearbox during qualifying. Lewis took advantage of a late crash between Vettel and Kubica to move to fourth place by the end of the race.

Lewis won his first win of the season in the next race in China. Where he won every lap from the pole and set the fastest lap for the Mercedes driver to win his third Grand Slam of his career.

Hamilton was fined for being a runner-up in Bahrain and expressed concern about the speed of his car. After signing an agreement with Mercedes that will run until 2020. It has been confirmed that Hamilton will defend his title in 2019.

Hamilton won his sixth World Drivers Championship at the 2019 United States Grand Prix. So, in 2020 Hamilton Tuscan Grand Prix, the race in which he won the 90th Grand Prix of his career.

The legendary superstar’s main goal for 2020 was to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of seven world drivers’ championship titles. Hamilton’s second position at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix saw him equal to Schumacher’s record of 155 podiums.

The following season, he dramatically won his first title and made a significant overtake in the final lap of the final race of the season. He became the youngest world champion in Formula One history.

Love Life:

Moreover, he had at least 17 relationships. Lewis Hamilton has not married anyone yet. But he has had a lot of relationships with girls.

He has been in relationships with Winnie Harlow (2017), Sofia Richie (2017), Nicole Scherzinger (2008 – 2015), Vivian Burkhardt (2008), Sarah Ojjeh (2007), Lotta Näkyvä (2006), Jodia Ma (2003 – 2007) and Danielle Lloyd (2002).

Lewis Hamilton is rumored to have hooked up with Nicki Minaj (2018), Barbara Palvin (2016), Petra Nemcova (2016), and Gigi Hadid (2015).