LEWIS HAMILTON

FORMULA ONE CHAMPION.

Campeón del mundo en 2008 con McLaren y en 2014 con Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton es un
mito para los amantes de la Formula 1, aunque algunos lo desairen por su color.

Most Formula One racing drivers are the children of rich white families, but world champion
Lewis Hamilton is the exception that proves the rule. His family wasn’t rich and he is half-
black: his mother, is white british but his father, Anthony, is the son of a couple who moved
to Britain from Grenada in the 1950s
DAD
Carmen and Anthony separated when Lewis was two but Anthony remained close: Lewis
went to live with his dad and his new family when he was 12. His father promised to support
his son’s racing career if he studied hard at school. Anthony kept his promised but he had to
make many financial sacrifices.
RACISM
Racism isn’t tolerated in football but it seems to exist in Formula One. During the Spanish
fans insulted Lewis Hamilton and some of them wore black face paint and black wigs. They
say that Spanish fans hate Hamilton because of his rivalry with Fernando Alonso, but racism
in racing also seems to be a problem in Britain. In February of this year journalist Sam
Hayward wrote an article with the title: ‘Do British people actually hate Lewis Hamilton
because he’s black?