I wasn't sure who to go with next, and after some debate decided to choose:




Lewis Hamilton a 27 year old British racer who is the darling of the British press for reasons that aren't yet entirely clear to me, but I suspect have more to do with his exploits off the racetrack rather than his winning record behind the wheel. He has the longest wikipedia entry of any of the other Formula one drivers I have read so far and any race broadcast in English will devote much of their commentary to discussing Hamilton, no matter how he is doing in the race. He was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth in 2009.

His first F1 race season was 2007. He was the youngest F1 world champion in 2008 and has been a solid contender every year since.

He drives for McLaren Mercedes racing team which many have commented have the best car this season.



He finished 3rd in the Australian Grand Prix (getting 15 points) and 3rd again in Malaysia (another 15 points) and is currently in second place with a total of 30 points.

His current annual salary has been reported to be $16,250,000.00

After being engaged (for about a day) to former Pussycat Doll, Nichole Scherzinger, before breaking up, they are now apparently back together... for the time being.