Cheer on Lewis Hamilton in Macau.

Cheer on Lewis Hamilton in Macau.

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FourWheelDrift

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88,555 posts

285 months

Thursday 18th November 2004
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First saw Lewis race karts a few years back and thought he was a star in the making, since then he has recieved backing from McLaren and looks set to go all the way to F1.

He's taking part this weekend in the prestigious Macau F3 Grand Prix that recent winners have included Aryton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, Darren Manning, Takuma Sato, and David Coulthard.

1st qualifying has just taken place and he's stuck his Dallara on provisional pole position a clear 1 second faster than the next driver.


Lewis Hamilton Bio.
1995 Cadet Class; British Champion; STP Champion
1996 Cadet Class; Champions of the Future series Champion; Sky TV KartMasters Champion; Five Nations Champion
1997 - Junior Yamaha; Champions of the Future series Champion; Super One series Champion
1998 - Junior Intercontinental A; Second in McLaren Mercedes Champions of the Future; Fourth at the Italian Open Championship. It is announced that Lewis will be supported by McLaren and Mercedes-Benz
1999 - Intercontinental A & Junior Intercontinental A; Italian "Industrials" Champion – ICA; Vice European Champion – JICA; Trophy de Pomposa winner – JICA; 4th Italian Open Championship - JICA
2000 - Formula A; European Champion; Winner of all four rounds; World Cup Champion; World Number One. Winner of Masters at Bercy. BRDC ‘Rising Star’ Member. Winner at the Second round of the Italian Open
2001 - British Formula Renault Winter Series; fifth overall
2002 - British Formula Renault; Manor Motorsport; third overall; three victories; three fastest laps; three pole positions. Formula Renault EuroCup Championship; competed in four out of nine rounds; fifth overall; one victory; three podium positions
2003 - British Formula Renault Champion; Manor Motorsport
2004 - 5th in first season of F3 Euro Series.

williamp

19,265 posts

274 months

Thursday 18th November 2004
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He's great isnt he!

But then Mclaren did spot him in Karts and have signed him up, just in case...

stumartin

1,706 posts

238 months

Friday 19th November 2004
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On paper I'd say his career has been impressive but not exceptional. Nevertheless he looks like he could go all the way. Let's hope he's not another Coulthard.