QUIZ: How well do you know Lewis Hamilton's seven World Champion

Lewis Hamilton won his first Formula 1 World Championship in 2008, but by how many points?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Answer explanation

OK, an easy one to start, and you got it. He won by one point over Felipe Massa with a last-gasp move on Timo Glock in Brazil.

So Hamilton won the 2008 World Championship with 98 points over Felipe Massa's 97 points. Massa won six races that season. How many did Hamilton win?

• 12

• 7

• 5

• 3

Answer explanation

Hamilton won five races: Australia, Monaco, Great Britain, Germany and China.

In 2008, Hamilton became the first British driver to win the championship since Damon Hill, in 1996. In 2020, Hamilton, of course, won his seventh title. Which driver was older when they clinched their last World Championship?

• Damon Hill

• Lewis Hamilton

Answer explanation

Damon Hill was 36 years and 28 days old when he took his 1996 Formula 1 World Championship victory. Hamilton was 35 years, 10 months and eight days old when he won his 2020 title.

Which one of these drivers was youngest when they clinched their second Formula 1 World Championship?

• Sebastian Vettel

• Lewis Hamilton

• Fernando Alonso

• Emerson Fittipaldi

Answer explanation

The youngest Formula 1 World Champion, Sebastian Vettel made himself a two-time World Champion in 2011 at the age of 24 years and 99 days!

Hamilton took his first Grand Slam - pole position, win, and every lap led - in what Grand Prix of 2014?

• Hungary

• Singapore

• Malaysia

• Monza

Answer explanation

The 2014 Malaysian Grand Prix was Lewis Hamilton's first Grand Slam.

How many points did Lewis Hamilton haul in the 2014 season finale, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

• 50

• 51

• 26

• 25

Answer explanation

It was a double-points race, meaning Hamilton took 50 points for winning - and there was no bonus point for fastest lap back then.

At which Grand Prix did Hamilton secure the 2015 title?

• Bahrain

• Abu Dhabi

• Brazil

• USA

Answer explanation

Hamilton clinched his title by winning the 2015 USA Grand Prix, but he didn't win the next three races of the season...

New season, new team mate, and a new challenge from Ferrari. But who took the most podiums in 2017?

• Lewis Hamilton

• Sebastian Vettel

• Valtteri Bottas

• Hamilton, Vettel and Bottas were equal

Answer explanation

For the first time since 2010, three drivers managed to draw level on most podiums, with Bottas, Vettel and Hamilton landing on the rostrum 13 times each.

Hamilton matched his hero Ayrton Senna's pole positions tally of 65 at which race in 2017?

• Abu Dhabi

• Bahrain

• Canada

• Great Britain

Answer explanation

Hamilton managed his 65th career pole, equalling Senna's tally, at the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix - and received a race-worn Senna helmet from 1987.

Hamilton clinched his fourth World Championship in Mexico 2017, finishing where in the race?

• DNF

• 1st

• 18th

• 9th

Answer explanation

He called it a "horrible" way to clinch his title, as Hamilton finished a lowly ninth in Mexico having made contact with Vettel at the start, being forced to pit due to a puncture, and finish a lap down on winner Max Verstappen. Vettel needed to finish second or win to delay Hamilton's title charge.