Lewis "Racer" Hamilton

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton, is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG team which made him the champion of 2008 Champion. He was born on was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire on January 7, 1985 and was named after the American sprinter Carl Lewis. His mother, is white British, while his father, is black British, making him mixed-race. His parents got separated when he was two, as a result of this he lived with his mother and half-sisters until he was twelve. Eventually, he also has lived with his father and stepmother with his half-brother Nicolas (who has cerebral palsy). He was raised as a Roman Catholic by his father

He began karting at the age of 8 and at the age of ten, he approached McLaren team Principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and told him that he want to race one day. 12 years after that, his contract for the McLaren driver development program made him the youngest ever driver to secure a contract which later resulted in a Formula One drive. Due to his mixed background coming from a black father and a white mother, he is often labelled “the first black driver in Formula One”. He is also the first driver of black heritage to win a major race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in any discipline. )  In early 2011, Nicolas signed with Total Control Racing to start a racing career in the 2011 Renault Clio Cup.