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Lewis Hamilton Bio, Age, Family, Girlfriend, Career, Net Worth, Latest News, and More

Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver, is presently active in Formula One, representing Mercedes. Hamilton boasts a shared record of seven World Drivers’ Championship titles in Formula One, alongside holding numerous records such as the highest number of wins, pole positions, and podium finishes.

Bio/Wiki

Age- 39 years

Height-1.74 m

Weight- 73 kg

Born- 7 January 1985

Birthplace- Stevenage, United Kingdom

Profession-British race car driver

Current team-Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team

Nationality-British, English

Family

Hamilton’s parents are Carmen Larbalestier and Anthony Hamilton. Hamilton’s parents split when he was two. He lived with his mother and older half-sisters, Samantha and Nicola, until he turned twelve. Hamilton later moved in with his father, stepmother Linda, and his half-brother Nicolas, who is also a professional racing driver.

Lewis Hamilton parents

Girlfriend

Lewis Hamilton celebrated New Year’s with Brazilian model Juliana Nalu. Previously, he dated singer Nicole Scherzinger on-and-off from 2007 to 2015. Hamilton has also been rumored to date several other celebrities over the years like Kendall Jenner, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Nicki Minaj, Winnie Harlow, and Barbara Palvin.

Lewis Hamilton girlfriend

Career

Hamilton joined McLaren’s young driver program in 1998 and made his Formula One debut with McLaren in 2007, becoming the first black driver in the series. In his rookie season, he finished second in the drivers’ championship. The next year in 2008, he won his first title at the last race of the season at age 23, making him the then-youngest champion.

After six successful years with McLaren, Hamilton moved to Mercedes in 2013. New engine regulations in 2014 helped Hamilton and Mercedes dominate, as he won six more titles between 2014-2020 to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of seven titles. Hamilton has also used his platform to advocate for racial justice and diversity in motorsports.

Lewis Hamilton became an ambassador for luxury watch company IWC in 2021. He toured the world virtually using hologram technology. In 2020, he launched an electric off-road racing team called X44 which finished 2nd in the inaugural Extreme E championship.

In 2022, X44 won the championship and the sustainability award. Hamilton also joined the ownership group of the Denver Broncos American football team. In 2022, he founded a film production company called Dawn Apollo Films which will produce a sports drama film and a documentary about Hamilton to be released on Apple TV+. In 2023, a virtual skin of Hamilton and his dog Roscoe were added to the video game Fortnite.

Lewis Hamilton career

Lewis Hamilton’s Legal issues

In 2007 and 2010, Lewis Hamilton had incidents while driving where he exceeded speed limits and lost control of his vehicle deliberately, resulting in suspensions and fines. In 2017, Hamilton’s company opposed a trademark application by Swatch Group for using “Hamilton International” for watches, arguing it was too similar to Lewis Hamilton’s name and mark. However, the intellectual property office ruled in favor of Swatch Group, finding no bad faith in their longstanding use of the name.

Net Worth

Lewis Hamilton’s estimated net worth stands at around $285 million.

Latest News about Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton joins Ferrari for the 2025 F1 season.

Lewis Hamilton, who has driven for Mercedes since 2013 and won 6 world championships with them, is leaving Mercedes at the end of 2022 to join Ferrari starting in 2023. Hamilton had signed a contract extension with Mercedes last season through 2025, but a clause in the contract allowed him to leave at the end of 2024. So he has invoked that clause and exercised his option to switch teams and drive for Ferrari from next season onwards in what will be one of the biggest driver moves in F1 history.

Lewis Hamilton joins Ferrari for the 2025 F1 season

“I have had an amazing 11 years with this team, and I’m so proud of what we have achieved together,” Hamilton said.

“Mercedes has been part of my life since I was 13 years old.

“It’s a place where I have grown up, so making the decision to leave was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make.

“But the time is right for me to take this step and I’m excited to be taking on a new challenge.”

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff praised Lewis Hamilton and acknowledged that Hamilton’s partnership with Mercedes would eventually come to an end. Wolff said Hamilton has been an important part of Mercedes’ motorsport history. However, the context does not provide any details about why Wolff made these comments or what the future holds for Hamilton.

“In terms of a team-driver pairing, our relationship with Lewis has become the most successful the sport has seen, and that’s something we can look back on with pride,” Wolff said.

“We accept Lewis’s decision to seek a fresh challenge, and our opportunities for the future are exciting to contemplate. But for now, we still have one season to go, and we are focused on going racing to deliver a strong 2024.”

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