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Nicholas Hamilton


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Nicholas Hamilton
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Born: 28 March 1992

A race car driver and younger brother of Formula 1 Champion Lewis Hamilton. He competes in European touring car races in a specially modified car to compensate for his cerebral palsy.

Biography

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Nicolas Hamilton page on 17 May 2017, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Nicolas "Nic" Hamilton (born 28 March 1992) is a British racing driver from England who currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship. He races with a specially-modified car due to his cerebral palsy.

Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom

Hamilton made his racing debut in the Renault Clio Cup United Kingdom in 2011 driving for Total Control Racing. He attracted much fan and media attention despite finishing last in his first race. His first season was the subject of a BBC documentary entitled Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat.

European Touring Car Cup

Hamilton moved up to the European Touring Car Cup for 2013, driving a SEAT León Supercopa for Baporo Motorsport.

British Touring Car Championship

In 2015 Hamilton secured a deal with AmD Tuning to race an Audi S3 in five rounds of the British Touring Car Championship, becoming the first driver with a disability to compete in the series.


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DateArticleAuthor/Source
17 May 2017The Heroes Proving that Disability is No Bar to RacingWill Hope





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