F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton is a highly successful driver who has lived up to his early promise in his debut season in 2007, when he lost the World Championship by one point, by going on to become the most successful British Formula One driver ever.
Driving for pro team Mercedes AMG Petronas since 2013, Hamilton has gone on to win seven world championship titles during a stellar career, while he also holds the records for the most wins (102), pole positions (102), and podium finishes (180).
Hamilton is considered one of the best Formula One drivers ever, which has given him quite the celebrity status to match, and his stardom has seen him linked with a number of high-profile partners. For a long time he was with Nicole Scherzinger, but he is now allegedly single having not dated anyone seriously since Nicki Minaj in 2018.
Read on to find out all about Lewis Hamilton.
Who is Lewis Hamilton?
Lewis Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, on January 7, 1985 to parents who later went on to split up, meaning he spent time living with both his mother and father when he was growing up.
Hamilton was always obsessed with cars, and his father, who was also a professional racer, gave him a remote control car when he was six, and later got him a go-kart for Christmas.
Hamilton exploded onto the scene in 2007, breaking a number of records for debut racers, and since then he has won seven world championships, and established his reputation as a fearsome competitor with an intense desire to win.
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Who is Lewis Hamilton's girlfriend?
The F1 star has been involved with a number of different high-profile women, which is testament to his global stardom, but it is believed that Hamilton is currently single as things stand.
From 2007 until 2015, Hamilton was in an on-off relationship with former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, although they were long-distance for much of that time, but they split once and for all in 2015, with Scherzinger saying that she had cut all contact with her ex-boyfriend as she tried to move on from the relationship.
In the time since his relationship with Scherzinger, Hamilton has been rumoured to be involved with the likes of Rita Ora, Sofia Richie and Barbara Palvin ,before dating American rapper Nicki Minaj in 2018, while there were also reports that he has been seen with Zahra Elise and then Florence Mueller since.
What is Lewis Hamilton's net worth?
The 36-year-old raced for McClaren up until 2013, when he signed for the Mercedes F1 team, and, since signing a deal in 2015, that has since seen him become one of the richest sportsmen in the world. He has developed a total estimated net worth of around £280 million.
His career earnings to date total up to a whopping $400m (£300m) over the 14 seasons he has spent racing with McClaren and Mercedes, with it being led to believe that he is the richest British sportsperson ever.
Hamilton also earns money through advertising with brands such as L'Oreal, Tommy Hilfiger and Puma, while his racing gear has £112 million worth of sponsors which includes brands such as Epson, Monster Energy and Bose, amongst others.
