Lewis Hamilton has produced some iconic moments through his Formula 1 career, so F1 Oversteer has looked into his best events including his first win and pole position.
The Briton has been on the Grand Prix grid since the 2007 season and has broken records in multiple categories. Hamilton heads the Formula 1 record books for securing the most wins, poles, podiums and wins as a rookie. He took the top step of the podium four times in 2007.
Hamilton will also add only the third team of his Formula 1 career to the joint-record seven-time drivers’ champion’s CV in 2025 when he joins Ferrari on a multi-year contract. McLaren brought Hamilton onto the F1 grid from 2007 until 2012 and he joined Mercedes from 2013.
So, with that in mind, F1 Oversteer has taken a look at the best moments from Hamilton’s F1 career. He has had a raft of iconic feats and dominant results since making his debut aged 22 years, two months and eight days after nine years in McLaren’s young driver programme.
Where did Lewis Hamilton make his Formula 1 debut?
McLaren promoted Lewis Hamilton into Formula 1 after he won the 2006 GP2 Series title to partner Fernando Alonso. He joined McLaren for the 2007 season and Hamilton made his F1 debut at the Australian GP. The Melbourne event marked the start of a 17-round campaign.
Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position in Formula 1 at the 2007 Canadian GP
Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position in Formula 1 at the 2007 Canadian GP as a rookie with McLaren. The Woking squad saw the Briton start from P1 for the first time in his career after beating his teammate Fernando Alonso by 0.456 seconds to top qualifying in Montreal.
When did Lewis Hamilton take his first podium finish in Formula 1?
McLaren saw Lewis Hamilton take his first podium finish in Formula 1 during his first race as a rookie at the 2007 Australian GP. The team promoted Hamilton to F1 after he secured the GP2 Series title and saw him immediately reach the rostrum with third place in Melbourne.
Lewis Hamilton won his first Formula 1 race at the 2007 Canadian GP
Lewis Hamilton won his first Grand Prix as a Formula 1 driver at the 2007 Canadian GP with McLaren. The Stevenage-born star visited Montreal for his sixth race as a rookie following a run of four consecutive P2 results. Hamilton also won it by 4.343 seconds to Nick Heidfeld.
Where did Lewis Hamilton win his first F1 Sprint event?
At the time of writing, Lewis Hamilton is yet to win any F1 Sprint since Formula 1 added the sporadic shortened race event to the calendar for the first time for the 2021 championship.
Where did Lewis Hamilton win his first Formula 1 drivers’ championship?
Lewis Hamilton secured his first drivers’ championship title at the 2008 Brazilian GP to beat Felipe Massa to the crown. The Briton overtook Timo Glock going into Juncao on the last of the 71 laps to regain P5. He needed a top-five finish to beat Massa to the title by one point.
Where did Lewis Hamilton take his best win in Formula 1?
Lewis Hamilton has produced a number of legendary drives to win Formula 1 Grand Prix but his best victory, arguably, came at the 2008 British GP. The home hero topped the podium at Silverstone with a lead of 1:08.577 over Nick Heidfeld and 1:22.273 over Rubens Barrichello.
The British GP saw Hamilton produce an exquisite drive throughout a rain-soaked race. Only Heidfeld and Barrichello even finished the 60-lap event on the lead lap to reach the rostrum with Hamilton. Silverstone also witnessed 2008 title contender Felipe Massa spin five times.
Lewis Hamilton has produced some iconic laps in qualifying sessions
Lewis Hamilton has produced a raft of iconic laps during qualifying sessions since debuting in F1 in 2007. He even produced one of his best qualifying laps in his rookie season to secure Hamilton’s first pole position with a 0.456s gap on P2, Fernando Alonso, at the Canadian GP.
The 2018 Australian GP even saw Hamilton beat Kimi Raikkonen for pole position by 0.664s. While Hamilton recorded a 0.667s margin on Sebastian Vettel to take pole for the 2009 Abu Dhabi GP. Hamilton even beat Max Verstappen to pole by 1.148s for the Italian GP in 2017.
Rain soaked Monza and saw Hamilton sail to a dominant pole position, much like he did at the 2020 Styrian GP. The Briton thrashed P2 qualifier Verstappen by 1.216s at the Red Bull Ring in horrendous rain. But his greatest qualifying lap yet came at the 2018 Singapore GP.
Hamilton produced a touch of magic to top qualifying at Marina Bay with a 0.319s margin to Verstappen. He went 1.329s quicker than the Briton had managed in Q2 to secure pole. The sensational time with his provisional run was inch-perfect on the rapid streets of Singapore.
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