Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton is one of the richest sportsmen in the world after a lucrative championship-winning career in Formula 1.
His mother, Carmen Larbalestier and his father, Anthony Hamilton, split up when the future champion driver was just two years old. That contract is rumored to be worth $49 million per year. He’s won Constructors and Drivers’ World Championships, becoming the most successful and recognizable driver in motorsports.
Lewis Hamilton -- seven-time world champion in Formula One -- said that he is going to change his name, incorporating his mother's surname, Larbalestier, ...
Hamilton's parents divorced when he was a toddler, and he credits both his mother and stepmother as being positive influences in his upbringing. "I don't really fully understand the whole idea that when people get married the woman loses her name," Hamilton said, "And I really want my mum's name to continue on with the Hamilton name." We are working on it."
SEVEN-TIME world champion Lewis Hamilton says he will change his name to include his mother Carmen's surname. In the very near future the motor sport icon ...
I really want her name to continue on with the Hamilton name.” Because I don’t really fully understand the whole idea of why, when people get married, the woman loses her name. In the very near future the motor sport icon will be known as Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Larbalestier Hamilton.
The seven-time Formula One world champion revealed his decision in front of a crowd at the 2022 Dubai Expo, ahead of this weekend's season-opening grand prix in ...
"It would mean a lot to me knowing that, for example, I am really proud of my family's name, Hamilton. Hamilton's mother Carmen, and his father, Anthony, separated when Hamilton was young. "I don't fully understand the whole idea that when people get married the woman loses their name, and I really want my mum's name to continue on with the Hamilton name," he added.
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is in the process of changing his name so that it incorporates his mother's surname Larbalestier.
"I'm really proud of my family's name, Hamilton," said the 37-year-old. but we are working on it." The Formula 1 season begins on Friday on Sky Sports F1 with the Bahrain GP. Sunday's race starts at 3pm. Sky Sports F1 is your home for every race this season, and it all starts with the Bahrain GP this weekend. Lewis Hamilton says he wants his mother's maiden name Larbalestier to "continue on with the Hamilton name"; Hamilton, 37, doesn't expect name change for this season but wants it "soon"; Formula 1 2022 season starts with Bahrain GP this weekend, live on Sky Sports F1 Hamilton, speaking at the 2022 Dubai Expo before he begins his fight for a record eighth Formula 1 world championship this weekend at the Bahrain GP, said he wants his "mum to continue on with the Hamilton name".
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton plans to change his name in the near future. What will his new name be?
The most likely option for Hamilton would seem to be Lewis Hamilton-Larbalestier, but Hamilton hasn’t confirmed this. Here is what he had to saw in front of a crowd at the 2022 Dubai Expo earlier this week. Following another offseason full of retirement rumors, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is back for a 10th season with the Silver Arrows, a 16th season in Formula 1, and a second attempt at becoming the sport’s first ever eight-time world champion.