Editing Lewis Hamilton (section)

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1985)}}
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| honorific_prefix   = [[Knight Bachelor|Sir]]
| name               = Lewis Hamilton
| honorific_suffix   = {{postnom|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE|HonFREng}}
| image              = Lewis Hamilton 2022 São Paulo Grand Prix (52498120773) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Hamilton at the [[2022 São Paulo Grand Prix]]
| birth_name         = Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|1|7}}
| birth_place        = [[Stevenage]], Hertfordshire, England
| partner            = [[Nicole Scherzinger]] (2007–2015)
| relatives          = [[Nicolas Hamilton]] (half-brother)
| awards             = [[List of career achievements by Lewis Hamilton#Awards|Full list]]
| website            = {{URL|lewishamilton.com}}
| signature          = Signature de Lewis Hamilton png.png
| signature_alt      = Lewis Hamilton signature
| module             = {{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality        = {{#invoke:flag|icon|GBR}} [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|British]]
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| 2025 Team          = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]<ref name="contract"/>
| car_number         = 44{{efn-num|Hamilton became the first reigning World Drivers' Champion to decline his right to use the number 1, retaining his personal number 44 from {{F1|2014}} onwards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/319581/hamilton-to-keep-44-as-car-number/ |title=Hamilton to keep 44 as car number  |publisher=GP Update |access-date=25 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202194050/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/319581/hamilton-to-keep-44-as-car-number/ |archive-date=2 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He briefly used the number 1 on the nose of his car during [[free practice]] for the [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] in [[2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|2018]] and [[2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|2019]] after winning his fifth and sixth titles, respectively; he was still entered under the number 44, which appeared on the engine cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.world-champion-hamilton-to-run-number-1-on-his-mercedes-in-abu-dhabi.6vWT0SZvvaOikawEIq4WsC.html |title=World champion Hamilton runs number 1 on his Mercedes in Abu Dhabi |website=Formula 1|date=23 November 2018|access-date=27 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123200753/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.world-champion-hamilton-to-run-number-1-on-his-mercedes-in-abu-dhabi.6vWT0SZvvaOikawEIq4WsC.html|archive-date=23 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| races             = {{F1stat|HAM|entries}} ({{F1stat|HAM|starts}} starts)
| championships     = 7 ({{F1|2008}}, {{F1|2014}}, {{F1|2015}}, {{F1|2017}}, {{F1|2018}}, {{F1|2019}}, {{F1|2020}})
| wins              = {{F1stat|HAM|wins}}
| podiums           = {{F1stat|HAM|podiums}}
| points            = {{F1stat|HAM|careerpoints}}
| poles             = {{F1stat|HAM|poles}}
| fastest_laps      = {{F1stat|HAM|fastestlaps}}
| first_race        = [[2007 Australian Grand Prix]]
| first_win         = [[2007 Canadian Grand Prix]]
| last_win          = [[2024 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| last_race         = {{Latest F1GP}}
| last_season       = 2024
| last_position     = 7th (223 pts)
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| module2           = {{Infobox racing driver|embed=yes
| prev series       = {{plainlist|
* [[GP2 Series]]
* [[F3 Euro Series]]
* [[British F3]]
* [[British Formula Renault]]
* [[Formula Renault Eurocup]]
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| prev series years = {{plainlist|
* [[2006 GP2 Series|2006]]
* [[2004 Formula 3 Euro Series|2004]]–[[2005 Formula 3 Euro Series|2005]]
* [[2003 British Formula 3 International Series|2003]]
* [[2002 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship|2002]]–[[2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship|2003]]
* [[2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup|2002]]
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| titles            = {{plainlist|
* [[GP2 Series]]
* [[F3 Euro Series]]
* [[British Formula Renault]]
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| title years       = {{plainlist|
* [[2006 GP2 Series|2006]]
* [[2005 Formula 3 Euro Series|2005]]
* [[2003 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship|2003]]
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'''Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton''' (born 7 January 1985) is a British [[racing driver]] who competes in [[Formula One]] for [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven [[Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles]]—tied with [[Michael Schumacher]]—and holds the [[List of Formula One driver records|records]] for most [[List of Formula One Grand Prix winners|wins]] ({{F1stat|HAM|wins}}), [[List of Formula One polesitters|pole positions]] ({{F1stat|HAM|poles}}), and [[List of Formula One driver records#Total podium finishes|podium finishes]] ({{F1stat|HAM|podiums}}), among [[List of career achievements by Lewis Hamilton#Records|others]].

Born and raised in [[Stevenage]], Hamilton began his career in [[kart racing|karting]] aged six, winning several national titles and attracting the attention of [[Ron Dennis]], who signed him to the [[McLaren Young Driver Programme|McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Programme]] in 1998. After winning the [[KF1|direct-drive]] [[Karting World Cup]] and [[Karting European Championship|European Championship]] in 2000, Hamilton progressed to [[formula racing|junior formulae]], where his successes included winning the [[2005 Formula 3 Euro Series|Formula 3 Euro Series]] and the [[2006 GP2 Series|GP2 Series]]. He subsequently signed for [[McLaren]] in {{F1|2007}}, becoming the first [[Black people|black]] driver to compete in Formula One at the {{F1GP|2007|Australian}}. In his rookie season, Hamilton won four [[Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] and set several records as he finished runner-up to [[Kimi Räikkönen]] by one point. Hamilton won his maiden title in {{F1|2008}}, making a title-deciding overtake on the last lap of the [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|last race of the season]] to become the [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions#Youngest Drivers' Champion|then-youngest World Drivers' Champion]]. The [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] combination prevailed throughout his remaining four seasons at McLaren, with Hamilton achieving multiple race wins in each, including his involvement in a four-way title battle in {{F1|2010}}.

Hamilton signed for [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]] in {{F1|2013}} to partner his old karting teammate [[Nico Rosberg]], ending his 15-year association with McLaren. Following his maiden victory with the team at the [[2013 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian Grand Prix]], new [[Turbo-hybrid engines (Formula One, 2014–2021)|engine regulations]] the [[2014 Formula One season|following season]] saw Mercedes emerge as the dominant force in Formula One. Over the next three seasons, Hamilton and Rosberg won 51 of 59 Grands Prix amidst their [[Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry|fierce rivalry]]—widely known as the ''[[Silver Arrows|Silver]] War''—with Hamilton winning the former titles in {{F1|2014}} and {{F1|2015}}, and Rosberg winning [[2016 Formula One World Championship|the latter]]. After Rosberg's retirement, Hamilton twice overturned mid-season point deficits to [[Sebastian Vettel]] of [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] to claim his fourth and fifth titles in {{F1|2017}} and {{F1|2018}}. Hamilton won his sixth title in {{F1|2019}}, before breaking several records across his {{F1|2020}} campaign—including the all-time win record at the {{F1GP|2020|Portuguese}}—to claim his record-equalling seventh. Hamilton became the first driver to surpass 100 race wins and pole positions in {{F1|2021}}, finishing runner-up to [[Max Verstappen]] amidst a [[2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix#Safety car controversy|controversial finish]]. Following winless campaigns in {{F1|2022}} and {{F1|2023}}, he took his record-breaking ninth {{F1GP|2024|British}} victory in {{F1|2024}}, his twelfth and final season with Mercedes. Hamilton signed for Ferrari in {{F1|2025}}, and is contracted to remain in the team until at least the end of {{F1|2026}}.

Hamilton has been credited with furthering Formula One's global following by appealing to a broader audience outside the sport, in part due to his high-profile lifestyle, amongst his environmental and social activism. He has also become a prominent advocate in support of [[racial justice]] and increased diversity in motorsport. Hamilton was listed in the 2020 issue of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people globally]], and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2021 New Year Honours]].
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