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Portrait Of F1 Star Lewis Hamilton Created From Hole Punch Dots

Andrew Stoy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:40:00 EDT

British artist and Formula One race fan Nikki Douthwaite has taken Seurat's pointilism to a whole new level, creating an eight-by-five portrait of Lewis Hamilton out of discarded hole-punch dots. Roughly 250,000 individual pieces went into the work, which Douthwaite finished just before Hamilton drives for an F1 title attempt at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend. But why a race car driver? Says Douthwaite: "I was at the British Grand Prix just a couple of days before I graduated and that's when I decided what I would do next. I am a massive Formula 1 fan and I have been since I was a little girl. And I've always supported McLaren." [Telegraph.co.uk]

Lewis Hamilton: Child Prodigy Turned F1 Star

Mark Arnold — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:45:00 EDT

As a child, we mean, more of a child than he is now, well before being a superstar of the racetrack, Lewis Hamilton was already in the limelight. The McLaren-Mercedes driver may be the biggest thing to happen for British F1 fans since Damon Hill claimed the championship 12 years ago, but how has the 23-year-old become so successful? As with most superstars of any sport, it all started at a very young age. This clip from a 1997 BBC program, features an interview with a young Lewis, chronicles his early career from racing remote-controlled cars at the age of six, to his early meeting with McLaren boss Ron Dennis. So much for our dreams of being an F1 driver, it's a bit too late to start now. [via GridCrasher]

Pit Row Crash Knocks Raikkonen, Hamilton Out Of Canadian Grand Prix

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:40:00 EDT

Following in the footstops of Daddy Hamilton, Lewis had an unfortunate accident at the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend. Apparently missing the red light as he exited pit row, Hamilton rear-ended Kim Raikkonen just 17 laps into the race. With two of the sport's best drivers out, BMW's Robert Kubica won his first Formula One event, becoming the first Polish driver to do so. Break out the pierogi and golabki, they're still partying in Krakow. (h/t PhkMark, the happy Canadian) [YouTube]