In the latest development, Lewis Hamilton has revealed the proudest accomplishment of his life. The Mercedes star said that winning the 2008 F1 world championship has been the “most significant moment” of his life.
Speaking about it in a recently published Design District magazine, Hamilton mentioned the controversial championship when asked to talk about his ‘proudest accomplishment.’ The seven-time world champion also regards the championship as his father’s, who has been a steadfast support for the superstar.
#OnThisDay in 2008, Lewis Hamilton dramatically won his first F1 title 👏 In the challenging and changing conditions, Hamilton overtook a struggling Glock on the final corner of the final lap to become the 2008 World Champion 🏆#F1 #BrazilianGP pic.twitter.com/HqFWOFae9d
— Autosport (@autosport) November 2, 2021
On this, the 38-year-old stated that his father, Anthony Hamilton, had been by his side from his early karting days. He worked multiple jobs to pay for his travel and repairs in order to allow his son to follow his dream around Europe.
Hamilton Sr. went to an extent when he had to sleep on the sofa to help his son accomplish greatness. By stating this, the Silver Arrows ace claimed that it was his father’s championship as well and he was happy that he could have his father beside him when he became the best in the world.
Hamilton also holds the seventh F1 title very special
The Stevenage-born driver regards winning the seventh F1 world title as a special achievement for him. The Briton won his much-coveted title back in 2020 and with that, he reached an indomitable milestone.
Talking about this, he said that when he was young he couldn’t have believed anyone told him that he’ll reach the same level as Michael Schumacher. He also revealed that he didn’t dare to dream this big back when he was young.
🏆 2008
🏆 2014
🏆 2015
🏆 2017
🏆 2018
🏆 2019
🏆 2020
Lewis Hamilton does it again! He wins the 2020 @F1 Drivers Championship, it’s a record-equalling seventh title. #TurkishGP.#F1 #lka pic.twitter.com/KIvdb3Zb7S— Lahiru Dushmantha (@ldushmanthe) November 15, 2020
Ever since F1 has come into being, there’s only two drivers with the maximum number of world championships and it’s none other than Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. Even though the British driver is ahead statistically, winning one more championship will probably give the 38-year-old the best-ever driver’s tag in Formula 1.
Why is the 2008 F1 world champion regarded as controversial?
The 2008 F1 title, which was the first of seven titles that Hamilton has become controversial lately. As the British driver defeated Felipe Massa by just one point to clinch his championship, it looks entirely different in the current scenario.
After the then F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone revealed shocking facts in recent times regarding the Singapore GP’s Crashgate Scandal, there are talks in town over the challenge of the world championship by Massa.
As the development goes, the Brazilian driver who lost out on the championship has gone for a legal battle against Lewis Hamilton. Massa hired a team of lawyers in his fight to salvage the controversial 2008 F1 world championship.
