7
World titles
105
Race wins
2007
Debut
Lewis Hamilton was born in Stevenage and started karting at eight. McLaren signed him to their young driver programme, and he made his Formula 1 debut with the team in 2007, finishing second in his first season.
He won his first world title in 2008 and has seven in total, tied with Michael Schumacher. After 12 years at Mercedes he moved to Ferrari at the start of 2025. He holds the all-time record for Formula 1 race wins.