Hamilton Collector – 1991-2000: The first successes in karting

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We often associate the first emotions of Lewis Hamilton in motorsport at the circuits of karting across Great Britain. However, it was in lower, warmer latitudes that the first contact took place. In August 1988, at the age of 3, Lewis Hamilton left with his father Anthony and his stepmother Linda for his first holiday outside the country. We travelled there by plane and back by train, because that was all they could afford. ", Hamilton says in his autobiography. They head to a popular English destination, the Balearic Islands (Spain) and a campsite near Ibiza. One hot afternoon, the group discovers a small children's kart track. " They had little electric go-karts, and the track was very small. Less than 100 meters long, probably 60 meters, but I had fun like