Number 9

Name: Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton

Profession: British Formula One racing driver

Born: January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

His Person!

He finished second in the 2007 Formula One Championship, behind Kimi Räikkönen. Hamilton has set numerous F1 rookie records and is the first black mixed race driver to compete in Formula One. After winning the British Formula Renault, European Formula Three and GP2 championship he became a McLaren F1 driver for 2007. When he was ten, he approached McLaren team principal, Ron Dennis at an awards ceremony and told him he would drive for McLaren one day; three years later, Hamilton was signed by McLaren and Mercedes-Benz to their Young Driver Support Programme, and ultimately, 12 years after this initial encounter, made his Formula One debut with the McLaren team. He has stated that he wants to stay in the McLaren team for the rest of his F1 career.

During the European Grand Prix, Hamilton actually had his car recovered by a crane and placed back onto the track after a gruesome crash -- yet he still finished ninth overall.

Quote!

"This is the best feeling I have ever had... I would say it is better than sex. It is!"