Lewis Hamilton, AUTOhebdo Driver of the Year

Six years after obtaining his first world champion title with McLaren, the British Lewis Hamilton won his second world title after a memorable duel with Nico Rosberg.

At the wheel of a W05 Hybrid dominant throughout the championship, the 29-year-old driver did not have an easy task against his teammate who had the best start in Australia last March, but he demonstrated that his choice to join Mercedes was the right one. “Many people doubted the wisdom of my decision when I left McLaren […] at the end of 2012, but I always had faith in my choice and in my team: I wanted to be part of something that was developing. to grow. » explains Hamilton in his message of thanks for his title of Driver of the year.

Find the key moments of Lewis Hamilton's 2014 season and the ranking of the Driver of the Year vote, in issue 1992 of AUTOhebdo, which will remain available on newsstands until Tuesday January 6, and still downloadable in digital version.