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Back-room boys hailed by Lewis; FORMULA ONE.


LEWIS HAMILTON Lewis Carl Hamilton (born January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is a British Formula One racing driver. Hamilton started karting aged eight. When he was ten,[1]  believes his first victory for nine months was just reward for his "completely knackered" team.

McLaren have burned the midnight oil these past few months in a bid to build a race-winning car again after spending the first half of the season towards the back of the grid, and it has paid dividends.

Hamilton's Hungarian Grand Prix This article is about Formula One race. For other uses, see Hungarian Grand Prix (disambiguation).

The first Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungarian: Magyar Nagydíj) was held on June 21, 1936 over a 3.
 triumph on Sunday ended his five-race drought without a point.

"It's been almost a year - such a long time that it felt surreal sur·re·al  
adj.
1. Having qualities attributed to or associated with surrealism: "Even with most facilities shut down ...
 to win again," he said.

"I couldn't believe how well it all went. I love my car right now - the overall package is fantastic.

"It's been a huge turnaround. At the start of the season, I said if anybody could do this, it would be us.

"If we'd had this car at the beginning of the season I reckon we'd have won more races.

"We always said we were six months behind the top guys and, sure enough, six months later we're back at the front.
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Date:Jul 28, 2009
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