Lewis Hamilton: My Story by Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton: My Story by Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamiltons explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season, including the gripping climax to the 2007 F1 World Championship, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The only book with the real story, as told by Lewis.

'Lewis will create the benchmark for a whole generation of drivers..He is already turning television viewers back on to motor racing' Jackie Stewart 'Lewis Hamilton is a phenomenon -- nobody has come into the sport and done what he's done' Murray Walker Few 22-year-olds have achieved enough to warrant 290 pages of reminiscence, but Hamilton is the exeption.' 'Hamilton is not only outstandingly gifted as a racing driver, he is genuinely articulate and charming.' The Daily Telegraph .'..slickly produced with intriguing hints at how tough it was to get to the top' The Guardian '!one to lap up.' Manchester Evening News

Lewis Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in January 1985. By the age of eight he was racing karts, at ten he drove to his first British championship, and at thirteen he was signed to the McLaren team. He made his F1 debut at the 2007 Australian GP and won in Canada, USA, Hungary and Japan during that season, finishing second in the World Drivers' Championship.

Lewis became World Champion in 2008 with the McLaren team, and did likewise with Mercedes in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Only Michael Schumacher can equal Lewis' astonishing haul of seven World Drivers' Championships. So far he was won 105 Grands Prix, the most in F1 history.

He currently drives for Scuderia Ferrari.

Lewis was awarded the OBE in 2009 and was knighted in 2021.

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ISBN 13	9780007270057
ISBN 10	0007270054
Title	Lewis Hamilton: My Story
Author	Lewis Hamilton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2007-11-05
Number of pages	320
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