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Hamilton
Full name: Louis Hamilton
Date of birth:1985 65438+1October 7th.
Place of birth: England
Nationality: UK
Height: 1.75
Weight: 66 kg
Permanent residence: Switzerland
Debut: March 2007.18 Australian grand prix
Marriage: unmarried
Team: McLaren
Car model: MP4-26
Car number: 3
Brilliant record
Number of annual champions: 1 time
The first F 1 Grand Prix: 2007 Australian Grand Prix
F 1 Number of participants in the Grand Prix: 89.
F 1 Grand Prix appearances: 42 times
F 1 Number of grand prix races: 17
F 1 number of pole positions in grand prix: 18
F 1 Grand Prix cumulative points: 748
occupation
199 1 year
Win the first racing victory with a wireless remote control car in the blue Peter race.
1995
Become the youngest children's kart champion in British history.
1996
The champion of future go-karting, Sky Go-karting Masters and Five-country Go-karting Series
1997
Transfer to Yamaha junior group and win future series and super series.
1998
Signed a contract with McLaren Young Drivers Program, becoming the youngest driver to sign a contract with F 1 Team.
In 2000,
He won the European Formula One Championship, won the World Cup and Masters in Bessie, and was named the "Star of Hope" of the British Motorsports Club.
200 1 year
The British Renault Formula Winter Series ranked fifth.
In 2002
In the British Renault Formula Championship, he won the third place in the overall score with three victories.
In 2003
With a stop of 10, he won the British Renault Formula Championship, winning eight games more than the second place.
In 2004
Ranked fifth in the F3 European Series with a one-stop victory.
In 2005
Win the F3 European Series with 20 stops 15.
In 2006
I participated in the GP2 series for the first time and won the championship in five games.
September 2006 13
Driving McLaren F 1 for the first time.
2006124 October
In 2007, he was confirmed as a racing driver of McLaren.
June 2007
Won the first championship in F 1 competition in Montreal, Canada.
In 2007
In his first season of F 1, he won four races and six pole positions, and won the runner-up of the year by 109.
the year of 2008
Won 5 races and 7 pole positions, and won the annual driver championship for the first time with 98 points.
In 2009
Ranked fifth in the year with 49 points, won the championship twice, took the stage five times and took the pole position four times.
20 10 year
Ranked fourth in the year with 240 points, won the championship three times, made nine appearances, and took pole position 1 time.
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External evaluation
Why does he attract so much attention? In the 56-year history of F 1 Grand Prix, apart from occasionally seeing the faces of a few yellow people, almost all white drivers are dominant. But starting from the 2007 season, F 1 will become the first black driver in history. 1October 24th, 2006, 165438+ McLaren announced the 2 1 year-old British teenager Lewis. Hamilton and Alonso will form the main lineup of the team next season. In fact, Hamilton is expected to play F 1 for McLaren. On September 8, 2006, just five days after he became the new GP2 champion, Hamilton got the opportunity to test drive for McLaren. Since then, the rumor that he will become the first black driver in F 1 history has been raging. In the end, McLaren did not lend him to a small team for one year as some rumors said, but directly promoted him to the position of the main driver of F 1. Hamilton revealed that this was confirmed on September 30th. On that day, Dennis invited Hamilton to his home, and whitmarsh, CEO of McLaren, was also present. Dennis himself said to him, "We have decided to make you the main driver next year." Hamilton said that he just smiled, but his heart was full of joy, and he finally realized his dream F 1. In fact, Hamilton has been a driver trained by McLaren for 9 years. At an award ceremony in 1997, Hamilton, who was only 12 years old at that time, unexpectedly introduced himself with team leader Dennis. "Hello, I'm Lewis, and I'd like an autograph. I want to work for you later. " Dennis gave him his mobile phone number and said with a smile, "Come to me when you win the world championship in go-karting." Just a year later, Dennis heard Hamilton say, "I won the kart championship." Dennis didn't break his word and signed Hamilton. Since then, McLaren has been training British people, and he has lived up to expectations. He has won the championship in all competitions, including British Renault Formula and F3, and the GP2 champion in 2006. There is no doubt that after Schumacher retires, Hamilton will become the new hot spot of F 1. Many people will pay close attention to the performance of the first black driver in F 1 next year, and partnering with two-time world champion Alonso will increase this attention. Hamilton said that he just wanted to take this opportunity to see how far he was from Alonso. "The first year will be difficult, especially with Alonso. But I am still young. I came with a learning attitude. I will do my best on and off the track. It's great to have a teammate who has won the world championship twice, is very experienced and talented, and is several years older than me. He will give the team a lot of help and I will learn from him. " The team also said that it would not give too much performance pressure to the newcomers. Dennis hoped that Hamilton's goal was not to beat Alonso, but to improve himself. "He doesn't have to pay attention to his performance, but depends on his performance. As long as he can make continuous progress in the previous races, he will have a chance to achieve good results. " The Hamilton family immigrated to England from Trinidad and Tobago very early. In order to support him to participate in the racing, the whole family paid a lot. Anthony, Hamilton's father, said, "Sometimes I have to work three jobs at the same time to have money for him to participate in racing. I am very happy to see that he has now won the position of McLaren driver. " Hamilton is also very grateful to his stepmother Linda and his younger brother Nicholas. "My family had to find all kinds of jobs to make money for me. Without their support, I can't have today. " Hamilton is regarded by the British as "Tiger Woods in the racing world", and the sponsors are also very optimistic about the impact of the Woods effect on him, but Hamilton said that he did not feel any special pressure, and he was not worried that fans would care more about his skin color than his performance. "I didn't think so much. I came to McLaren to work, to do something I've wanted to do for years. No matter what others say, I will concentrate on my work. " Dennis also said, "I always told Hamilton that if one day you want to use your skin color, I will give you trouble." He must get ahead with his real skills. "According to reports from Reuters, Finnish driver Kovalainen announced that he has signed a contract with McLaren, and he will replace Alonso, who returned to Renault, to partner with Hamilton in 2008. Unfortunately, Delarossa, the Spanish reserve driver of McLaren, had hoped to be promoted to fill Alonso's vacancy, but with the arrival of Kuvalainen, there will be only the fate of "reserve driver" next year. After Hamilton became famous overnight last year, all we heard were positive voices and praises. Britain, in particular, has compared him with michael schumacher, the seven-time champion of F 1. But a year later, the situation has changed a lot. There have been a lot of negative news about him recently, such as the evaluation of him by the following three predecessors! Niki Lauda: Hamilton is getting worse! Hamilton's poor performance in Bahrain caused him to lose his position at the top of the points list, and then he voluntarily admitted his problems at all stages of the race to the team. Nicky Lauda, a three-time world champion, severely criticized the current situation of British super-rookies. "At present, he didn't leave any positive impression on me. I thought he would get better and better this year, but the result is getting worse and worse. His present situation is simply terrible. " Niki Lauda said. Villeneuve: Hamilton has no respect for Alonso! There is no need to repeat the friction between Alonso and Hamilton last year. This is the story of a two-time world champion and a British super rookie who plays for the British team. F 1 jacques villeneuv, a former world champion, pointed out: Hamilton, a fledgling, should not treat a two-time world champion who is more experienced than himself! The British super rookie didn't give enough respect to the two-time world champion! "Hamilton should show more respect to Alonso!" Villeneuve told the Gulf Times reporter when attending SPEEDCAR in Dubai, "I don't like that kind of treatment. Finally, it is very disappointing to see such a thing happen in public." Later, the world champion of 1997 said that Hamilton should learn with an open mind, just as he just joined F 1 in 1996, just like his predecessor damon hill! "I put myself in the position of learning at that time, and I wanted to learn. This is what Hamilton did not show in the process of partnering with two world champions last year. " Villenueve went on to say. Firenzen: heidfeld is better than Hamilton. Franzen, the former German driver of F 1, thinks that he is more optimistic about the prospects of McLaren and BMW Sauber, because the drivers of Munich Corps are better than those of Yin Jian in promoting the progress of the team. "Why? Because Nick heidfeld is better than Louis Hamilton. " Franzen said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild in Bahrain, and then he further elaborated his views. "Now there are three teams with very close strength. In this case, drivers will become more important in the process of promoting the development of the team. In my opinion, it is obvious that heidfeld is stronger. " Fallon once finally said. A few days ago, according to the news report of the British media "Daily Star", the autobiography published by Yin Jian's super rookie last year has recently encountered trouble in sales, to be exact, it is very bad. Hamilton's autobiography "My Story" was officially listed in the UK last year with 1 1.5, which was an important move in business after he became famous overnight last season. It is reported that the publishing company named HarperCollins paid Hamilton at least $2 million in copyright fees in advance, but now the company may lose money. When the book was first published, the price reached 20 pounds, but after four months, the sales volume dropped sharply. According to the original Daily Star, HarperCollins, a British branch, has reduced its price to 99 pence. That's not all. In order to make room for new books, 50,000 copies of Hamilton's autobiography were removed from the shelves. "I'm not surprised that his (Hamilton's) book is in trouble in sales. Think of all the nonsense he said when he left the motherland last year because of car fans. " Steve Barnes, a fan of F 1, said in an interview with the Daily Star, and then the fans' words were more direct. "I am an avid car fan, but even 99P is too high for such a disrespectful car fan." Barnes said that it is clear that British fans are still angry about Hamilton's move to Switzerland. The reason given by the British super rookie is to live a quiet life without being disturbed by car fans. "It's really hard to lead a normal life (in Britain)." Hamilton began. Of course, there are still many people who are full of praise and expectations for Hamilton. Hill, a former British world champion, said he was pleased with Hamilton's outstanding performance in the victory. Hill thinks that the 22-year-old driver's performance in the race is excellent. Hill said: "This is a great victory for Lewis. People should not judge him in such a short time and underestimate the height he can reach. Yes, he joined a very good team, but it is very special to win the game by his performance in one game. " "He may be young in the first season, but getting this child is really a cost-effective signing. Many people are very old when they succeed in this sport, but he is good enough for such a young age. His performance in the past few weeks has brought a lot of good news to British fans and the British racing industry. " Hill continued: "He took the lead in the F 1 competition and won the championship, so his ambition will be as high as the sky. He has a good chance of winning the championship in England, which will be the champion of his family. And he showed a strong ability to control pressure. We shouldn't expect too much from him, but he is likely to be the champion of this year's British competition. " For Hamilton, Schumacher also made a good statement. "I really think highly of him because I think what he has done in such a short time is unbelievable," michael schumacher told the BBC. "He often played faster against Alonso last year." Now, only 23-year-old Hamilton is going all out to become the world champion of F 1 for the second time. If last year's failure shows that he is still young and inexperienced, then if Hamilton wins this championship, he may become one of the best drivers in the world. At the 2OO8 Brazil Grand Prix, Hamilton won the fifth place, thus becoming the youngest world champion in F 1 history and the first black world champion at the age of 23 years, 9 months and 26 days [2].