Lewis Hamilton net worth
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What is Lewis Hamilton’s net worth?
Lewis Hamilton is a British Formula One driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team and has a net worth of US$285 million. Hamilton is widely regarded as one of the greatest riders in the history of the sport. Lewis is one of the highest paid F1 drivers in the world. In a typical year, he made 50 million U.S. dollars, most of which came from the Mercedes contract that he paid 40 million U.S. dollars a year.
early life
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton was born on January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. His mother Carmen is white and his father Anthony is black. Hamilton claims to be black. His parents separated when he was two years old, and he lived with his mother and half-sister until the age of 12. Hamilton then lived with his father, stepmother, and half brother Nicholas. Hamilton began learning karate as a self-defense when he was five years old. He was bullied at school. When he was six years old, his father bought him a radio-controlled car. The following year, Hamilton won second place in the British Radio Automobile Association Championship. At the age of six, he received a kart from his father as a Christmas gift. Anthony Hamilton promised that as long as his son stays in school and studies hard, he will support his son’s thriving racing career. Lewis attended John Henry Newman School, a Catholic secondary school in Hertfordshire. He still plays football at school. He started studying at Cambridge College of Arts and Sciences in early 2001.
Profession
In 1998, Hamilton joined the McLaren Young Drivers Program. He became the official driver of Formula One McLaren in 2007. He is the first and only black racer in the sport. In the 2007 season, he defeated Kimi Raikkonen as runner-up. In 2008, Hamilton won the F1 world championship for the first time, ensuring victory in the final race of the season. He signed to play for the Mercedes team in 2013. Starting in 2014, Hamilton has won five world championships, including back-to-back championships in 2014 and 2015. Hamilton won consecutive championships for the second time in his career in 2017 and 2018, and then in 2019. As of this writing, he has won six world championships. His victory is second only to the seven-time world driver’s champion Michael Schumacher.
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In 2018, Hamilton and American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and models Winnie Harlow and Hailey Baldwin launched the clothing line TOMMYXLEWIS during New York Fashion Week .
During his career, Lewis Hamilton caused controversy due to his actions and comments on the track. He is very popular with the public, and his words are often closely watched.
During the Spanish game, he became a victim of racial discrimination by some Spanish supporters. His fierce competition with Spanish driver Fernando Alonso prompted Spanish supporters to directly abuse Hamilton. He admits that he is very competitive, which sometimes causes tension with other drivers.
A week before the 2018 German Grand Prix, Hamilton and Mercedes signed a two-year contract extension. According to reports, it is worth nearly 50 million U.S. dollars per year.
In June 2020, Hamilton revealed that he will drive a brand new all-black Mercedes car to support Black Lives Matter. Hamilton has always spoken out about the lack of diversity in Formula One. The car named Black Arrow was designed by Hamilton and made its debut in Austria on the weekend of July 4th as the delayed Formula One season finally began.
personal life
In November 2007, Hamilton began dating Nicole Scherzinger, the lead singer of the American girl band Pussycat Dolls. They broke up in early 2010 to focus on their respective careers, but were found together at the Turkish and Canadian Grand Prix that year. The couple broke up and reunited many times from 2011 to 2015, and finally broke up permanently in February 2015.
After breaking up with Schüzinger, there are rumors that he dated his old friend Rihanna for a while. According to rumors, he also dated Rita Ora, Miss Finland Lotta Hinsa, Miss Grenada 2007 Vivian Burkhardt, model Winnie Harlow, Hungarian models Barbara Palvin and Sofia Richie. He also has a romantic connection with Nicki Minaj. The two went to Dubai for a romantic holiday together.
Hamilton is a vegetarian.
Lewis Hamilton has been criticized by some MPs for avoiding paying UK taxes because he lives abroad.
Hamilton is named after the Olympic sprint champion Carl Lewis.
Arsenal fan Hamilton said that if he hadn’t participated in Formula One, he would have become a football player or cricket player-he played both in high school.
Salary highlights
Between June 2016 and June 2017, Lewis Hamilton earned approximately $50 million from endorsements and bonuses. Between June 2017 and June 2018, he made $51 million. During the next 12 months, he made $55 million.
In 2015, Hamilton was the richest athlete in the UK. He is the highest paid driver in the history of Formula One.
real estate
In 2019, Hamilton listed his penthouse in New York for $57 million. This 8,900 square foot unit is located in Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, Meg Ryan, Jake Gyllenhaal and Bella The Tribeca building where Bella Hadid lives is the largest penthouse in the building. Hamilton bought it for $43.9 million in 2017. In December 2021, he sold the property for $50 million. According to reports, he has never lived in a unit…maybe because he also owns a penthouse apartment not far from 70 Vestry Street, which he also bought in 2019 for US$40.7 million.
Hamilton owns a four-story mansion in Kensington, west London, with six bedrooms, built in 1860 and valued at US$25 million.
Hamilton also owns apartments in Nyon and Monaco on the outskirts of Geneva, Switzerland.
