JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS ago while the whole wide world was eagerly anticipating the making of the first black US President, another black made history in the high-octane world of Formula 1 racing.
Lewis Hamilton draws a lot of parallels with Barack Obama. †Foremost, of course, is the color of his skin. †While Obama is African-American, Hamilton is British-African. †Obama is the youngest elected US president. †Only 23,†Hamilton is the youngest F1 champion.
Hamilton also has an uncanny resemblance to another famous black prodigy — Tiger Woods. †My ex-girlfriend maintains that Hamilton has the upperhand in the “looks” category although Tiger obviously has millions of dollar-denominated pogi (good looks) points.
I was already rooting for Hamilton on his rookie year last year, where he should have been F1 champion. †Well. he almost was. †He was the league leader going into the last race of the season, but his lack of experience, youthful over-aggressiveness, and some bad luck stole the crown from him by a mere point. †His championship this year only proves that last year wasn’t just a fluke.
This early, Hamilton is already predicted to better F1′s most decorated driver to date, Michael†Schumacher†. †Even Schumi believes Hamilton can do it.
