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...first hints of greatness came at an early age. As an 8-year-old in his debut kart race just outside London, Lewis Hamilton charged "more like a mature driver than a novice," recalls Martin Hines, owner of the Zip Kart racing company. "There was a little spark about him." That spark is now in full flame. Just 22, and in his rookie season in Formula One, Hamilton - the first black driver in auto racing's blue-ribbon championship - is tied for the lead in the drivers' standings. Following a third-place finish during the season opener in Australia last...
There may be 14 events to go in the seven-month Formula One campaign - Spain is next on May 13 - but Hamilton already cuts an imposing figure. "He's exceptionally good," says Damon Hill, Formula One World Champion in 1996 and now president of the British Racing Drivers' Club. "He's had I don't know how many years of racing behind him. And he's a winner in everything he's done...
...color and the positive influence of his father, Anthony, have drawn parallels between Hamilton and golfer Tiger Woods. Hamilton, whose grandfather came to Britain from Grenada in the '50s, hopes his success will stoke new interest among ethnic groups that have long steered clear of Formula One. "People that can relate to [me] will see that it's possible and also try to get into the sport," he told the bbc. Inspired by Hamilton's youth, good looks and wholesome image, marketers are likely to get equally fired...
...only a couple of years after his karting debut as an 8-year-old that Hamilton raced to his first British championship. Around a dozen more karting titles followed before he made the switch in 2001 from these scaled-down vehicles to the more powerful cars. En route to winning the entry-level British Formula Renault series in 2003, he "made seasoned drivers look silly," says Tony Shaw, Hamilton's then team manager...
...first crack at GP2, the training ground for Formula One, Hamilton dominated the 2006 season. And hitting the world's premier driving circuit hasn't reduced his momentum - or his appetite for risky maneuvers. Hamilton is "not worried about showing what he's used to doing just because it's Formula One," says Hill...