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At 23 Lewis Hamilton becomes youngest F1 champion

By Bob Holland | November 3, 2008

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All he had to do was finish fifth in the Brazian Grand Prix, and that's exactly what the McLaren driver did. In doing so Brazilian Lewis Hamilton became the youngest driver ever to clinch a F1 championship. Also noteworthy, perhaps even more so than his age, is that Hamilton is the first-ever black F1 champion.

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dougtheeng says:

06:05 AM, 11/ 3/08

Good for Lewis! He seems like a good kid, and he definitely is a good driver. Then again, Massa seems decent too. I"m just glad its not Alonso...

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arm51 says:

07:31 AM, 11/ 3/08

One thing to point out: Lewis is British not Brazilian. However, I am happy for him and McLaren\Mercedes! Good thing he beat Massa and Alonso!

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subytrojan says:

11:38 AM, 11/ 3/08

No spoiler alert? :(

I accidentally found this out while I was watching ESPNEWS yesterday (to gauge fantasy football performance of course) when I saw this news in the ticker at the bottom of the screen.

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autoboy16 says:

12:47 PM, 11/ 3/08

He's Brittish. Look at the flag...

Also, He was one top gear a while back. Stars in reasonably priced cars.
Many people (including myself) thinks that... "...he can catch fish with his tongue, some say he only lives by eathing bugs. All we know is that he is the STIG!" I thought it was him until he revealed himself. There is a new stig but I know Lewis is too busy to be him.

-Cj

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incady says:

01:48 PM, 11/ 3/08

He's too arrogant for my taste, but good for him..

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ateixeira says:

07:22 AM, 11/ 5/08

Congrats. F1 needs young talent.

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