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Hamilton after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 10, 2016. Reuters
Lewis Hamilton joined Mercedes in 2013. Reuters
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Hamilton during practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit in Kuala Lumpar on March 22, 2013. Getty Images
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Hamilton celebrates after winning the World Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit on November 23, 2014. Getty Images
Hamilton gestures to fans during the drivers' parade before the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. Reuters
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Hamilton celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 10, 2016. Getty Images
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Hamilton in the garage at Yas Marina Circuit during practice for the 2017 Abu Dhabi GP. Getty Images
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Hamilton after qualifying for the Bahrain GP at Bahrain International Circuit on April 7, 2018. Getty Images
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Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix - alongside second-placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen - at Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Sao Paulo on November 14, 2021. Reuters
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Hamilton celebrates after winning the Chinese GP at Shanghai International Circuit on April 14, 2019. Getty Images
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Hamilton after winning the Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 15, 2020. Getty Image
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Hamilton celebrates on the podium with team principal Toto Wolff after winning the Turkish Grand Prix and the world championship on November 15, 2020. Reuters
Hamilton before the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on April 10, 2022. Reuters
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Hamilton of Mercedes before the Australian GP at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on April 1, 2023. Getty Images
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Hamilton celebrates winning the F1 world title after the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas. Getty Images
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Right to left: Hamilton on the podium alongside Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto after the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Reuters
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Hamilton's Mercedes collides with Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing during the Italian GP at Monza. Getty Images
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Hamilton celebrates after winning the Bahrain GP in Sakhir on March 28, 2021. AP
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Hamilton after winning the 2021 Brazilian GP in Sao Paulo. AP
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Hamilton celebrates with his Mercedes teammates after winning the 2021 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. Reuters
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Hamilton after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 10, 2016. Reuters
Lewis Hamilton joined Mercedes in 2013. Reuters
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Hamilton during practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit in Kuala Lumpar on March 22, 2013. Getty Images
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Hamilton celebrates after winning the World Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit on November 23, 2014. Getty Images
Hamilton gestures to fans during the drivers' parade before the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. Reuters
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Hamilton celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 10, 2016. Getty Images
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Hamilton in the garage at Yas Marina Circuit during practice for the 2017 Abu Dhabi GP. Getty Images
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Hamilton after qualifying for the Bahrain GP at Bahrain International Circuit on April 7, 2018. Getty Images
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Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix - alongside second-placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen - at Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Sao Paulo on November 14, 2021. Reuters
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Hamilton celebrates after winning the Chinese GP at Shanghai International Circuit on April 14, 2019. Getty Images
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Hamilton after winning the Turkish GP at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 15, 2020. Getty Image
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Hamilton celebrates on the podium with team principal Toto Wolff after winning the Turkish Grand Prix and the world championship on November 15, 2020. Reuters
Hamilton before the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on April 10, 2022. Reuters
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Hamilton of Mercedes before the Australian GP at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on April 1, 2023. Getty Images
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Hamilton celebrates winning the F1 world title after the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas. Getty Images
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Right to left: Hamilton on the podium alongside Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto after the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix. Reuters
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Hamilton's Mercedes collides with Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing during the Italian GP at Monza. Getty Images
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Hamilton celebrates after winning the Bahrain GP in Sakhir on March 28, 2021. AP
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Hamilton after winning the 2021 Brazilian GP in Sao Paulo. AP
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Hamilton celebrates with his Mercedes teammates after winning the 2021 Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. Reuters
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Hamilton after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 10, 2016. Reuters
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