I tīmata a Hamilton i te karting i te tau 1993, i te waru o ona tau, i te Rye House Kart Circuit, ā, ka tīmata wawe ia ki te wikitōria i ngā whakataetae me ngā toa o te akomanga Cadet. E rua tau i muri mai, ka whakatata ia ki te rangatira o te kapa McLaren Formula One, a Ron Dennis, mō tētahi autograph, a ka mea ki a ia, "Hi. Ko Lewis Hamilton ahau. I wikitoria ahau i te British Championship, ā, kotahi rā e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakataetae i ōu waka". I tuhituhi a Dennis i roto i tana pukapuka autograph, "Whakaoho mai ki ahau i roto i te iwa tau, ka whakatauhia e mātou tētahi mea i muri mai". I eke a Hamilton mo te Zip Young Guns Karting Team a Martin Hines. I te 12 o ona tau, he tiketike rawa tana pūkenga taraiwa, na Ladbrokes i peti, i te 40/1, ka wikitoria a Hamilton i tētahi whakataetae Formula Kotahi i mua i tētahi atu i te 23 o ona tau; i te 150/1, ka wikitoria ia i te World Drivers' Championship i mua i te 25. I
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