Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE HonorFREng, a British racing driver, is currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers championships (tied with Michael Schumacher), and holds the record for the most wins (103) as well as pole positions (103), and podium finishes (191), among others.Born and raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Hamilton joined the McLaren young driver programme in 1998. Hamilton was the first and sole black driver to compete in Formula One from 2007 to 2012. Hamilton was second by one point to Kimi Raikkonen during his debut season. He won his maiden title the following year in dramatic fashion, winning an important overtake in the fourth lap in the last race of the season.
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