Lewis Hamilton Reflects on 7 Life-Changing Moments | Vanity Fair

Sir Lewis Hamilton, Vanity Fair's September cover star, looks back on pivotal moments in his life and racing career. From winning the 2007 Grand Prix with McLaren to receiving his knighthood from Prince Charles, the Mercedes Formula 1 driver gives his reframed perspective on how the moments defined him.

Director: Jameer Pond
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Christopher Jones
Lead Producer: Efrat Kashai
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Associate Producer: Madison Coffey
Production Manager: Marilee Hodge
Gaffer: Niklas Moller
Camera Operator: Devan Davies Wood
Audio: Sean Paulsen
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell



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[martao]

7 world championships, millions on his account and he still knows what's the most important in life. The way he talks about his family, with such a respect... Beautiful human being

[takomvp]

Lewis is one of the rare people whose life is almost too unbelievable to be a movie. Truly inspirational!

[rahulravishankar]

You know, now without the whole untouchable Mercedes domination this year, we get to actually see just how much racecraft Lewis actually has and how much he uses his experience to squeeze every last ounce of pace out of the car. You can absolutely see how he managed to break records and then some more. Love it.

[finderskeepersentertainmen]

Lewis even talks with surgeon-like precision. Everything he does is cool and calculated, it is easy to see why he is a 7-time champion.

[watchmanthewaycher]

Lewis was the reason many people around the world became formula One fans. He attracted new viewership & the ratings of F1 went through the roof. Since 2007 there has been a sevenfold increase of new fans, viewership & ratings. Thanks to Lewis Hamilton. Lewis has influenced formula One in unimaginable ways. What a legend. What a hero.

[jedgamesguy]

They say don’t meet your heroes but I imagine every fan of Lewis that *has* doesn’t have a bad word to say about him.

[picklenick]

As a Red bull fan and also in the Orange army I respect this guy a lot despite the rivalry on track. I hate how some of my fellow fans burnt some Mercedes merch and the hateful words thrown around online. Like it or not LEWIS will go down in history as ONE OF THEE GREATS!!! 💯🙌

[chandamubanga]

Lewis' attitude made me discover a lot about myself that i didn't know i had the power to do. Totally a hero, a hero i definitely look forward to meeting one day.

[XxMitoManxX]

As a verstappen and Red Bull fan. I can put that aside and as a formula 1 fan say Lewis Hamilton is a legend and deserves all the recognition and respect. His life experiences and how much he had to endure growing up and become a 7 time world champion... absolute beast.

[jenreneisbae]

This man looks like 25 although he's 37. He aged like wine he's really handsome

[rhysmeyers]

Every word this man says feels like a hug. The world needs more hugs.

[jarvis]

They don't call him the Greatest Of All Time for no reason, a legend

[qtfyisx]

such a chill person and really humble thanks Lewis

[janeemflores]

This is why I love Lewis Hamilton --- he's genuine, so down to earth and he doesn't act like all imperious because he's famous. He's still a kid at heart living his dream. And I love how he talked about his dad and Roscoe. Such a nice human being.

[kunalketkar]

What a solid guy… Calm, composed, self made, incredibly successful and an overall nice guy… He will go down as the greatest driver in formula 1 history

[shrapal]

Lewis Hamilton being Lewis Hamilton, giggles like a small kid, that *hehehe* has a separate fan base ❤️

[AlizioHerman]

The blatant disrespect and disregard for this man’s character, skill, and hard earned success is profound. In this setting, outside of f1 (where his fashionability is also understood) it’s hard to imagine him as anything beneath a legend.

[rozelynjenkins]

Finally, A VF shoot designer who knows about color. He looks absolutely stunning in that orange. It compliments his skin tone perfectly! Kudos to this team.
Also, it's Lewis. He's one of the greatest!

[anglic]

The most complex and complete person I have ever seen, the way he took defeat in 2o21 raised the bar in humanity for me. Special person and the GOAT for me.

[jamesmunro]

Man. That 07 season was mad. Fernando was the undisputed king and out of nowhere the rookie matches him for pace and ferocity. I watched the gp2 (formula 2) season in 06 and it was clear lewis was going to be good in f1 but wow.