Lewis Hamilton is a race car driver.
The 2008 Formula One season was the 62nd season of Formula One motor racing , recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) -- the governing body of motorsport -- as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars . The 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix ( formally known as the Formula One Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2016 ) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 November 2016 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo , Brazil . Lewis Hamilton . He won his first title with McLaren in 2008 before moving to Mercedes , where he won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015 .