| Date of Birth: 7th January 1985 | | | | is just so good: |
| Country: England | | | | 1995: Super One CHampion (Cadet Class) |
| Team: Mclaren Mercedes | | | | 1996: Mclaren Champions of the Future series |
| The story goes something like this: A boy aged | | | | winner, Five Nations Champion, Sky TV Kart |
| nine years old introduced himself to Ron Dennis | | | | Masters Champion (Cadet Class) |
| and some or other motor expo, his introductory | | | | 1997: Super One British Champion, Mclaren |
| phrase going along the lines of "My name's Lewis | | | | Champions of the Future series winner |
| Hamilton, and some day I'd like to race for you", | | | | 1998: Mclaren Champions of the Future Series |
| Ron's reply was a simple "Speak to me when | | | | runner-up, fourth in Italian Open Championship |
| you're eighteen son". Ron only missed the mark | | | | (Junior ICA) - He was also signed by Mclaren in |
| by about six years or so... | | | | this year |
| Lewis Hamilton came into the world of Formula | | | | 1999: Italian Industrials Champion (ICA), Vice |
| One highly rated, but everyone expected him to | | | | European Champion (Junior ICA), fourth in Italian |
| take a few races to settle in. And as usual he | | | | Open Championship |
| proved everyone wrong by getting his first | | | | 2000: European Champion (Formula A), World Cup |
| podium in his first ever race in the top echelon of | | | | Champion, Karting World Number 1 |
| motorsport. So everyone starts wondering | | | | 2001: Fifth place in British Formula Renault Winter |
| whether it was beginner's luck or is the 21 year | | | | Series |
| old really that good... | | | | 2002: Third in British Formula Renault Series, |
| Race two at Sepang in Malaysia saw the | | | | Formula Renault Eurocup Championship fifth while |
| "boy-wonder" finish second. But the best was yet | | | | only having competed in four out of nine rounds |
| to come... The next 2 races saw Hamilton on the | | | | 2003: British Formula Renault Champion |
| podium and left him tie on points with the other | | | | 2004: Fifth in the F3 Euroseries |
| half of the all new Mclaren driving team and | | | | 2005: Champion of F3 Euroseries |
| reigning champion Fernando Alonso. Tie on points | | | | 2006: Champion of GP2 series |
| in first place, and then came Canada. The F1 | | | | Yet there are many drivers out there with similar |
| Montreal Grand Prix was the most chaotic and | | | | racing careers leading up to their entry into their |
| incident filled race in years and let Lewis Hamilton | | | | entry to Formula One, yet most enter this crazy |
| show all his maturity because amongst all the | | | | championship and flatter to decieve. Seems those |
| chaos he managed to keep his head and finish | | | | who are able to watch this season of Formula |
| first. | | | | One racing are going to bear witness to one of |
| Without a doubt the best rookie ever to grace | | | | the great drivers of F1. Only one way to find out, |
| the Formula One scene, yet if we have a look at | | | | wait and see. |
| his racing pedigree it's pretty clear to see why he | | | | For now it's still: Lewis Hamilton, best rookie ever. |