Lewis Hamilton--The 22 year-old Jackie Robinson of Formula 1

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<p>Named after Carl Lewis, this British native is breaking all records in Formula 1 racing. He is the first driver with African or Caribbean ancestry to compete in F1 (his father is black, his mother is white). Lewis Hamilton has made history by becoming the first man to end his FIRST four Formula One races on the podium. Care to guess what his annual income might be?</p>

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<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And he’s darling…<a href=“http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6550000/newsid_6559500/6559541.stm[/url]”>http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6550000/newsid_6559500/6559541.stm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>As the wife and mother of F1 junkies, I was able to hear about this man yesterday as the race was blaring from the Tivo on Mother’s Day!! My “boys” are Ferrari and Michael Schumacher fans, but love the new driver.</p>

<p>My daughter should be going abroad next spring to Spain and my husband can not stop talking about going to the race there; I just hope I don’t have to go to the race! I like sports, but I really don’t get into F1, but I do see plenty while they watch on TV.</p>

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<p>I don’t get the sport either but happened to catch him winning the fourth race (while sitting with DH). I just love this kid’s story–and beaming face.</p>