With poise, immense natural talent and uncanny judgment, Lewis Hamilton is perhaps the greatest Formula One driver ever. Over the past few weeks, he has beaten Michael Schumacher ’s record number of race wins in the sport.
And a fortnight ago, Lewis equalled the German legend’s record number of world championships, with seven. There have been 750 F1 drivers since the sport began in 1950.
Lewis is the only one of African Caribbean heritage. Over the past year he has set about trying to make the sport more diverse, while also supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
He has encouraged other drivers to back him by taking the knee – a protest move originating in American sport –before each race.
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