In 2009 he became the youngest ever driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix. And in 2012 he became the only person to have won every single race in a season.

In 2007, Hamilton joined McLaren as a test driver. He made his debut in the British GP in 2007, finishing fifth. He also drove in the Australian, Bahrain, Chinese, European, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Mexican, Russian, Singaporean, Spanish, Turkish, and US Grands Prix.

In 2009 he became the youngest driver ever to win the Monaco Grand Prix. And in 2010 he became the only driver to have won every single race so far this season.

His success continued into 2011 when he won the Drivers' Championship with Mercedes. He was crowned World Champion at the end of the year after winning five out of six races.

His career started with McLaren.

In 2002, Hamilton joined McLaren as a test driver. After two years, he moved up to race seat number 22. He went on to win three consecutive championships between 2005 and 2007.

He was born in 1987.

In 2003, Hamilton left McLaren to join Renault. He then switched to Mercedes in 2006. In 2009, he returned to McLaren.

He grew up in Oxfordshire.

He was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. His father, Anthony Hamilton, was an accountant who worked at the British Embassy in Washington DC. His mother, Jackie, was a teacher.