Lewis Hamilton was emotional on the Abu Dhabi podium Grand Prix greats come from all sorts of backgrounds but few started life with the odds stacked against them quite as heavily as Lewis Hamilton. “World champion. Oh my God, I can’t believe it, thanks everyone,” he shouted over the radio before parking up in the winner's area at Yas Marina Circuit and embracing his father and family, pop star girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger and his Mercedes crew. The Briton, who celebrated his second Formula One title with Mercedes on Sunday, grew up in social housing with money tight and his father holding down multiple jobs to fuel his son's progress through karting. The grandson of a Grenadian who...
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