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Natural Born Thriller

Lewis Hamilton has arrived. After 13 years on the lower rungs, carefully guided up the ladder by McLaren boss Ron Dennis, Melbourne was his moment. And he did not disappoint. But can this young sensation continue his rise to superstardom?

Jonathan Noble Mar 21, 2007, 1:22 PM

There is no other way to describe the immediate impact that Lewis Hamilton had on the Formula One community - both on and off the track - at the Australian Grand Prix.

The hype and expectations had been steadily increasing throughout the winter, despite fervent attempts by his boss and mentor Ron Dennis to try and keep a lid on the situation. But as Melbourne got nearer it was hard not to pretend that something special was about to happen.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.