Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE HonFREng (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One, driving for Mercedes.In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Michael Schumacher), and holds the records for the most wins (103), pole positions (104), and podium finishes (197), among others.
As of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, [update] 351 drivers have scored Drivers' Championship points, [7] [8] and 70 out of 170 teams have scored Constructors' Championship points, [9] [10] in 1,101 World Championship races. [11] Lewis Hamilton has the highest Drivers' Championship points total with 4639.5, Sebastian Vettel is second with 3098
However, F1 would need to manage just half of the latter number for the championship to be declared and a champion be crowned. The minimum number of races needed for a season is eight, as set out under Article 5.4 of the sporting regulations. This is the same regulation that sets the maximum number of races allowed at 22, and was revised for
There will also be small but significant changes to the race weekend structure, which will be condensed, in order to improve the fan experience and help teams deal with an expanded calendar, with the maximum number of races in a season now 25. The pre-race press conference will be switched from Thursday to Friday, ahead of the first and second
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