Source: YouTube video
You’ve all seen Lewis Hamilton‘s spectacular Brazilian Grand Prix drive, and now you can watch the Briton, aged 13, win a 1998 karting race from the back of the grid.
Back in 1998, a 13 year old Lewis Hamilton was the youngest driver competing in the Formula Junior Intercontinental field.
Hamilton, in his kart no. 44, gave everyone a sign of things to come by winning the race at Buckmore Park by just eight-thousandths of a second, starting from the back of the grid.
Ultimately Lewis won six karting championships, then went on to win the the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship, the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2005, and the GP2 series in 2006. Then in 2007 he made his Formula 1 debut, and the rest as they say is history.
You can watch the full Buckmore Park race here, or by clicking “watch of YouTube” below.
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20 years later Lewis again showed his skills on the karting track, by competing against Johnny Herbert and Martin Brundle in a race organized by Sky Sports F1. You can watch it below.
