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What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

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Lewis Hamilton
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: January 7
Formula One Driver
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Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton
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