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• Began his racing career driving go-karts at age 6.
• Was the youngest racer to ever win the European Karting Championship when he won in 2000 at age 15.
• Named British Formula Renault champion for Manor Motorsport in 2006.
• Won the Formula One Championship in 2008.
• Awarded Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen in the 2009 New Years Honours List, for his services to motor racing.
• Voiced a race car in Cars 2 (2012), playing Britain's entry in the World Grand Prix.
• Crowned the 2014 Formula One World Champion.
• Frequently works with children's charities, including being named a Global Ambassador for Education for Save the Children in 2013 and taking several trips with UNICEF UK to places like India, the Philippines and Haiti.