I came to the factory and i changed a lot about the car.

F1 hamilton car. Hamilton began his car racing career in the 2001 british formula renault winter series. This says a lot about what happens in f1 today but also that hamilton even if he is behind the wheel of the best car is one best driver or the best driver and will remain so for a long time added the spaniard who is the son of rallying legend carlos sainz sr. If hamilton were taken off the grid all the drivers now in f1 could win with mercedes.

The car served him well until his fortunes turned dramatically upon his emergence on the racing circuit. Dan istitene formula 1formula 1 via getty images as he climbed out of his car under the podium hamilton pointed to the black lives matter symbol that he has carried on top of his helmet at. Lewis hamilton started his professional formula one career in 2007 driving for mclarenhe won his first title in 2008 with the team to become the then youngest champion in the history of the sport.

Hamilton says it was a great step for him at the time. C manuel goriasutton images lewis hamilton gbr mercedes amg f1 w09 eq power at formula one world championship rd2 bahrain grand prix practice bahrain international circuit sakhir bahrain friday 6 april 2018. Despite crashing on his third lap in the car in testing he finished fifth overall in the winter series.

C jerry andresutton images. After four more seasons with mclaren during which he failed to finish higher than fourth in the standings hamilton moved to mercedes with whom he has won a further five titles in 2014 2015 and. His next purchase was the ferrari 599 gto quite the step up.

This was the first car hamilton purchased back in 2002 right after he got his driving license. This led to a full 2002 formula renault uk campaign with manor motorsport in which he finished third overall with three wins and three pole positions. Lewis hamilton conceded fridays practice running for the portuguese grand prix had proven difficult after set up changes ahead of fp2 left his car feeling pretty terrible.

Despite the fact that mercedes only made its comeback in f1 in 2010 and only managed to win one race in those three years he was sure that this was the best choice. Interestingly he got the car second hand that was before he became famous. Lewis hamilton gbr mercedes amg f1 on a scooter at formula one world championship rd1 australian grand prix race melbourne australia sunday 25 march 2018.