Graham Hill the only person to complete the :
BLUE RIBAND TREBLE : The World Championship, the Indy 500 and the Le Mans
He was World Champion form 1962-1968.
He retired in 1975
The Blue Riband was later changed to the Blue Ribbon award.
Now we know where Lewis Hamilton's inspiration came from.
When Giuseppe Farina's won with his Alfa Romeo at Silverstone on May 13, 1950 he would never ever thought that a young man born July 1, 1985 in a place called Tewin would make equal history 58 years later by becoming the youngest and darkest of them all would make headlines like never before.
When Stirling Moss won the British Grand Prix in Antree England in 1955 it never cross his mind that a young, 23-year-old dark-skinned second-year rookie will be the world champion 53 years later. Moss won so many races and the runners up to the World Champions but was always denied the World Championship as he crashed out in Goodwood as he passed Hill and crashed his Lotus.
In 1965 New Years Day East London South Africa Jim Clark wins the Grand Prix and Nelson Mandela already one-year in jail and Lewis Hamilton not even born yet.
Jim Clark would never ever in his wildest imagination or dreams realized that a young thin colored chappie would come along 43 years later, smashed most of the titles and records and re writes the history books,and Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa.
1976 The Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji James Hunt in extremely terrible weather conditions at the start had to come third to gain enough points to win the World Championship followed by Niki Lauda and Jody Scheckter. Nelson Mandela was then already 12 years in jail.
When Lewis Hamilton met Mr. Mandela who by then was 12-13 years out of jail both of them did not now that 2008 the weather would caused also problems in order for Lewis to win the the World Championships.
1996 Damon Hill won the world Championship while Lewis Hamilton was only 11 years old and never ever did both of them new that one day somebody will write articles about them and comparing their achievements.
Bruce McLaren who had four Grand Prix wins, who won at Sebring to become the youngest-ever GP winner at 22 years and 104 days old, never,ever,ever,new that one day a Dark Skinnned young man will be the World Champion at 23 years old.
Stirling Moss born Sept. 17, 1929 London England had 16 victories but never managed to win the World Title but was never the less acclaimed as one of the greatest of his generation.
2008 Brazilllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeee LEWIS MASTER MIGHTY HAMILTON AND YOUNGEST DARKEST DRIVER EVER IN FORMULA 1 became the NEW UNDISPUTED CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEWIS FOR JAN. 7. YOU ARE THE MASTER AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME.
And for all who read this Formula 1 is now officially a Multi-Colored Sport and may it go from strength to strength.
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