WATCH: When Sir. Lewis Hamilton’s dad claimed ‘my son will be the greatest driver that ever hit F1’ in his rookie season

Lewis Hamilton has broken several F1 records in his career so far.


WATCH: When Sir. Lewis Hamilton’s dad claimed ‘my son will be the greatest driver that ever hit F1’ in his rookie season

Anthony Hamilton and Lewis Hamilton (Via: Imaago)

Lewis Hamilton, the former 7-time Formula 1 world champion, has been sparkling his magic for a long time. To date, he has amassed a brilliant 103 Grand Prix wins with an equal number of pole positions.

While Lewis Hamilton has done remarkable things, his father, Anthony Hamilton, envisioned all his success the moment he stepped foot in F1 back in 2007. Anthony always had the utmost faith in his son’s abilities.

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Back in the day while talking about Lewis, Anthony said,

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I believe my son, Lewis Hamilton, is going to be the greatest Formula 1 driver that’s ever hit this business...

Anthony Hamilton was one of the main driving forces behind bringing Hamilton to the pinnacle of motor racing. The former recognized Lewis’s talent when he was very young, and from the start, pushed him into motorsports.

Lewis Hamilton is on the verge of breaking his own F1 world championship record

While Anthony Hamilton recognized the caliber of his son at a very young age, the 39-year-old Mercedes driver could wrap up a record-breaking eighth world championship in the upcoming years of the sport.

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Lewis is currently the joint record holder with Michael Schumacher who has also amassed seven titles in his career. However, the latter is no more racing for health-related reasons, but the Brit still has a chance to win one more world title.

The Mercedes F1 team has struggled to produce a potent car under the current set of F1 regulations. Considering this, it is going to be fascinating to see what kind of car they would come up with for the 2024 F1 campaign.

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