Lewis Hamilton: The Full Story

This title includes Lewis Hamilton's remarkable story - with an updated chapter about his World Championship win.

No driver has ever made such an instant impact on the sport of motor racing as Lewis Hamilton.

The first black Formula One driver, his astonishing level of success in his first two seasons together with his swash-buckling, attacking style has created a sensation.

Here is the in-depth story of this phenomenon - from his upbringing on a Stevenage council estate and the day he first sat in a go-kart as a seven-year-old to his sensational World Championship win.

Friends, colleagues, team-mates, rivals and engineers give remarkable insights into Lewis the man and the driver, as well as the close relationship with father Anthony, the man who largely steered his career.

Jonathan Legard was Radio 5 Live's first Sports News Correspondent.

He became 5 Live's Motor Racing correspondent in 1997, providing live commentary on every Formula One Grand Prix and presenting 5 Live's Formula One.

It includes bonus extra chapter specially written for this edition. 'if you want the whole story, buy this...' - "Independent".