Lewis Hamilton has had an inspirational journey in motorsports. Starting from the bottom and reaching the pinnacle wasn’t easy but defying the odds, the seven-time world champion became a synonym for the sport.
In his journey, his father Anthony Hamilton had a significant role to play. Believing in his ability, Anthony worked four jobs a day to fund Lewis’ karting career. The same belief made Anthony make a prediction for his son in 2007 when the British driver lost the championship by a point in his rookie season.
“My son, Lewis Hamilton, is going to be the greatest driver that ever hit the business,” declared Anthony. Lewis didn’t disappoint Anthony and made his dad’s prediction right. At present, Lewis is statistically the most successful driver and can be argued as the greatest to ever grace the sport.
But Anthony was right about another thing. He expected “all the euphoria” to come eventually, and that is what happened. Lewis clearly has the biggest fanbase and is the most followed celebrity in the sport.
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Ferrari fans recently celebrated the arrival of Lewis at Maranello with all the galore. A large number of fans waited in cold temperatures to witness Hamilton driving at their circuit.
This only happened because of Lewis’ talents. Though his father’s contributions can’t be ignored as well, there was also a time when the two couldn’t see eye to eye.
The split and reunion of Hamiltons
At the beginning of Lewis’ career, Anthony was his manager. Their relationship took a hit because of their professional engagement and it was reported that the father and son duo didn’t talk for a long time.
“I really just wanted him to be my dad. Let’s go and have fun, let’s laugh. We hadn’t had that for a long, long time,” said Lewis on the On Purpose podcast.
Eventually, time healed everything, and in recent years Anthony returned on track to support his son once again. Lewis once admitted that their time off from their professional relations helped them to recover their personal bond.
To date, Lewis credits his father for his success in F1. Back in 2020, when the Brit sealed his seventh world title, he confessed his dad was the first person he thought about.
