We know this article won't be popular with everyone, and that's perfectly fine. But the fact remains that perhaps the greatest genius in Formula 1 history, Lewis Hamilton, celebrates his 40th birthday today.
The life of the Black Prince dressed in red is an open book, his career in the sport is one of the best documented. Surely in 2025 he will bring many pleasant/frustrating moments for Formula 1 fans, we now want to recall some almost forgotten moments. For example, did you know that…
He wears a cross at every race, so he's not afraid of death.
He comes from a Catholic family and has stated many times that his faith is very important to him when racing: "Whenever
"Anything can happen any day, but I feel God's hand is upon me."
But he is very afraid of sharks...
Everyone has their own "cross", and for this seven-time world champion, it's sharks. As a hobby surfer, he's literally terrified of them!
If he didn't race, he would have become a footballer!
And at Arsenal FC he would score goals as a striker for the Šoboszlais. 😊
That he has his double
And in the form of a wax model, which you can see in Madame Tussauds from March 18, 2009. The designation "double" is definitely not an exaggeration, it took six months to make and cost 150,000 British pounds.
Once, for speeding, his driver's license and even his car were "taken away"...
In December 2007, Hamilton was banned from driving in France for a month after being caught speeding at 200 km/h on a local motorway. But the incident didn't end there, as his Mercedes-Benz CLK was also confiscated...
Happy birthday, Lewis!
