“OG Karate kid”: Fans pour love on young Lewis Hamilton as an old photo of him resurfaces on Reddit
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Being the only person to have equalled F1 legend Michael Schumacher‘s record of winning seven World Championship titles, Lewis Hamilton is hailed as one of the greatest racers on the grid right now. And for the fans, it is quite a difficult task to imagine the 37-year-old sports star as a young kid with massive dreams in his head of making it big in the field of motorsports. But recently, some Redditors unearthed a photo of little Lewis posing in front of his father’s old car, wearing his Karate overalls.
Ever since the fans came across the picture, they blasted the comments section with remarks on how Lewis Hamilton seems like a pro in his Karate dogi. Some of them even said he is good at pretty much everything he does. And others noticed the make of his father’s old car which can be made out from the picture. It is a Vauxhall Cavalier with the numberplate showing “F44”. And then, they sleuthed out that that is where the Mercedes racer got his racing number 44 from.
It is a known fact that Lewis’ father, Anthony, has been instrumental in making sure his son’s dream of racing in the big leagues becomes a reality. When Lewis Hamilton was only starting out, Anthony used work several jobs every day to pay for his training. And fans now want to see Lewis perform a last lap in his father’s Vauxhall when he finally retires from his illustrious career.
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Lewis Hamilton’s legendary racing number 44 comes from one of his father’s old cars
Lewis Hamilton has been a World Champion a staggering seven times, but as is customary with the other racers who have won the F1 World title, he never changed his racing number to #1. The Briton used the numbers displayed on the plate of his father’s old car, as a tribute to Anthony Hamilton’s tireless efforts to get Lewis where he is today. When fans saw a karate-uniform-clad Lewis Hamilton‘s photo beside his father’s old Vauxhall, they said–
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In other news, Lewis Hamilton is currently sixth in the World Championship this year with four more races to go. He still has a chance to break into the top 5 spots by surpassing Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who is 22 points ahead of him right now. It remains for us to see if the #44 manages to get a Grand Prix win this year in any of the remaining races, and if he finishes the year on a high with a P5 position in the WDC table.
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