What can I say about this brilliant young man that has taken the Formula 1 stage by storm with his exuberance, style and composure as he drives and beats his older and far more experienced challengers to the podium. Coming in as a relative unknown in the Formula 1 2007 Season, the “First Black Driver” impressed and confounded his critics by wining race after race only to be beaten by Kimi Raikkonen  by just a single point in the Championship Rankings. (The British driver is rumored to have Legendary USA athlete Carl Lewis as the inspiration to his name. Aptly named indeed!) However,  Lewis Hamilton is proud of his debut and has been burning the tracks this season with McLaren-Mercedes as he leads at the top of the Driver’s Championship Rankings with 70 points. The 23 year old is clearly determined as ever to win his first Formula 1 Championship and indeed I can’t wait for him to visit our lovely country Singapore to teach us a thing or two about how you should drive down the Marina Bay stretch pass Suntec City and Esplanade till the historical Padang.

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