Lewis Hamilton is a driver.
Lewis Hamilton . Coming from a mixed background , with a black father and white mother , Hamilton is the first black driver to race in Formula One . He is the first driver in the history of F1 to have made the podium after starting 20th place or lower at least 3 times . The Formula One World Drivers ' Championship ( WDC ) is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) to the most successful Formula One racing car driver over a season , as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results .