​12 Years Of Glory- Sir Lewis Hamilton

By T. Fakhoury 

After Winning a Formula 1 Championship, at just 28 he joined Mercedes in 2013, with massive potential on his back, a small British lad, who would know that in 12 years he would amount numbers that nobody ever reached, his name? Sir Lewis Hamilton, is one of if not the greatest Formula 1 drivers to ever exist. After 105 total wins (84 of them being with Mercedes) and 7 World Championships, his time with Mercedes has eventually came to an end, deciding to end his Legendary Status, leaving Mercedes became one of the Closing Statements of his life.
 
After 12 Years with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton has fulfilled any racer’s dream, having over 200 career podiums, this year Hamilton has decided not to re-sign with Mercedes after his past 3 Years, which have not been the most successful after Max Verstappen took the 2021 controversial World Championship off of Lewis’s hands, he seemed to have a lower self-esteem, and decided to move to Ferrari in 2025. Sunday 8 of December 2024 was his last race with Mercedes, in Abu-Dabhi, Lewis took his Helmet and sat in his car, knowing that he didn’t have to perform well, why you may ask? As his last race, this is the farewell that Lewis deserves, no pressure, no expectations, his status already solidified as one of the best, what else could he ask for? And as the race ended, tears of Joy fall through the helmets in his last lap, and when leaving the car, a massive round of applause echoed through the circuit, no matter what team you cheered for, all cheered and were happy to see Lewis Hamilton race one last time.
 
And now Hamilton hopes to be successful in Ferrari as his final years approached, racing in high level at a staggering 39 years old is not easy, although Hamilton may not be as good as he was 4-5 Years ago, his legacy forever stands in the Formula 1’s History and all of their fans.