F1: 5 best moments of Lewis Hamilton's career

Multiple World Champion, a racing superstar and, an inspiring hero in the realm of Motor-racing, when you embrace Lewis Hamilton's majestic career, you emery yourself with some awe-inspiring feats in F1.

In the current context of Formula One, Lewis Hamilton is more than a four-time World Champion or someone with a sensational record of 64 Grand Prix wins. He's a saga of greatness and a parable narrating the success of will.

Having raced in the pinnacle in the world of motor-racing since 2007, when he was a low-key figure to reaching ecstatic peaks that few others have dared to conquer, what have been some outstanding moments in the career of Lewis Hamilton?

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#5 - 2007 Canadian Grand Prix: Claiming the top step of the podium for the first time

Hamilton celebrating his maiden win, Canadian Grand Prix 2007

In all honesty, few drivers have been able to master the indomitable challenge of conquering the Circut Gilles Villeneuve as well as Lewis Hamilton, a six-time winner at Montreal, Canada.

But in what was the maiden race of his career at Canada, in 2007, Lewis Hamilton occupied the top step of the podium, winning a gritty battle ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Alexander Wurz.

Having also clinched a dominant pole, one of the many in his sensational career, Lewis Hamilton led the 2007 Candian Grand Prix from the challenge of Fernando Alonso, also in a McLaren-Mercedes.

He would demonstrate his superior defending abilities early on, as he prevented the Spaniard to pass him on Turn One, after which he'd maintain some serious pace to rejoin the race post pitting on Lap 22.

Starting his Montreal challenge again from third, Hamilton, who'd be consistent in race pace, would see no dearth in action, witnessing a mechanical DNF of Coulthard, a messy action further down the grid between Massa, Sato and, Fisichella and, a very stormy Alexander Wurz, in his Williams-Toyota, who passed both Alonso and Raikkonen to give the eventual race-winner a challenge.

Through a better demonstration of control and exhibiting brave defending, Hamilton would not only win by a safe margin of 4 seconds (ahead of Heidfeld) but also become the first black driver to ever win a Formula 1 race.

#4 - 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Hamilton goes past hero Senna

Hamilton would go past Senna's pole record at Baku, 2017

Few drivers have managed to garner what Lewis Hamilton has: to match and then, successfully go past a record held by Senna for decades, that of 65 career poles.

One of the most dramatic races and results in F1's history came at the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where the "master of late braking" Daniel Ricciardo would clinch one of his feistiest wins ever after jumping several positions to occupy the top step at the sweltering Central Asian heartland.

But even the Vettel versus Hamilton (exchange of words and) drama, following the German's accusation of the Briton that "Hamilton brake-tested me" made for grim headlines, Hamilton, who missed on a podium spot would clinch his highlight at Baku.

On Saturday, a day prior to race day at Baku, he would secure a sizzling pole in clipping the barrier, and grabbing an edgy 1:40: 593, which would be his 66th career pole. This sensational feat would mean that Hamilton had leapfrogged his racing-idol, Ayrton Senna.

#3 - 2016 Japanese Grand Prix: Hamilton grabs his 100th podium

A rare feat it is to gather 100 podiums in F1

Most F1 drivers begin with an earnest dream of securing their debut win as early as possible. Others, attempt to capture at least 10 Grand Prix victories, a decent number for most.

Few others endeavor to capture at least 20 Grand Prix victories.

If they are able to manage more and secure a number higher than this demarcation, they'd feel - job well done.

But only a select few are able to clinch 100 career podiums. But then, not everyone can do what Lewis Hamilton can, isn't it?

The four-time World Champion, who's done all the above- having won his maiden race in his debut year, going past 10 Grand Prix wins in only his third year of running in the topmost echelon of motor-racing, and leaving behind the likes of Button, Massa, Raikkonen and Alonso in race wins- has so far secured as many as 64 Grand Prix victories.

But Lewis Hamilton's 100th career podium would come at the legendary Suzuka, when he gained a P3, behind race-winner Rosberg and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

The way, he is going in the current season, his penchant for wins unbent, his focus toward finishing way ahead of others unwavering, Hamilton may certainly leave nothing to imagine when it comes to his overall podium stack by the time he finishes his career.

#2 - The 2017 F1 season: winning a titanic season and an acerbic fight ahead of Vettel

In winning the Mexico Grand Prix, Hamilton clinched 4th driver's title

The 2017 F1 season was for all intents and purposes a magnum opus for the respective careers of German Sebastian Vettel and the famous Briton, Lewis Hamilton, both currently tied at 4 World Championship crowns.

If for nothing, Sebastian Vettel, holding the lead of the 2017 season ahead of Mercedes' Hamilton until the Hungaroring (Raikkonen- 2nd, Vettel- 1st) before the season headed for the scheduled break would rescue another title fight from the customary: seeing another outright Mercedes dominance.

This would later be overturned, as Hamilton overcame strong Ferrari resistance to win ecstatic battles at the Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, Monza and, Singapore to hold a titanic lead over a trailing Vettel.

2017, of course, would be a season marked by some distinct triumphs for Hamilton. For instance, he would secure a dominant 70th career pole at Malaysia, having already passed Senna's record for 65 career poles at Azerbaijan.

So dominant and unstoppable as Lewis in the second half of the season that by the time he entered the Malaysian Grand Prix, he was already enjoying a 28 point lead over his German rival.

In ultimately winning a tumultuous season, where one of his more audacious runs came at the Interlagos, where he ended up in fourth, having started as a potential back-marker, Hamilton would crown himself with a fourth driver's title.

#1 - 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix: Hamilton clinches a special landmark, 50th career podium

Hamilton is clearly one of the greatest in motor-racing history

50 of Hamilton's massive 122 podium finishes would come by the time he was in the 2013 season, the seventh successive year of his running in F1 since 2007's debut.

If you were to note the sheer dominance of Lewis Hamilton, then perhaps running past the results until the start of the 2013 season and his results thereafter would tell a thing or two about this trailblazer.

So what does that tell us?

It reveals the massive dominance Lewis Hamilton has exerted in F1, where 72 of his 122 podiums came from 2013-onward while it took him 7 seasons to garner his first 50 podiums.

At the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix, when Lewis clinched a vital P3, behind the Red Bulls of Vettel and Webber, he would complete a mighty yardstick of the greatness of a modern F1 driver- that of clinching a 50th career podium.

It must be noted that other prominent faces in motor-racing such as Massa have managed merely 41 while Button completed his career to boast of 50 career podiums. With form and age on his side, Hamilton's slated to conquer many more ahead.