Lewis Hamilton: Year-by-year analysis of his Formula 1 career (2007-2018)

2013 | Race Wins: 1 | Poles: 5 | Fourth

**Cheered on by the Mercedes engineers at the chequered flag on his first victory with them**

This was the last year of the V8 engines and there wasn't much to grab hold to as Adrian Newey had built a rocketship at Red Bull. Hamilton still got his sole victory in Hungary while teammate Nico Rosberg won in Monaco and Silverstone. Hamilton ended up outscoring his teammate 189-171.

It seemed unlikely when he announced the move, but with McLaren having a horrible car in 2013, his bet now looked to be timed just right. Plus, Mercedes was the best-prepared constructor for the V6 turbo era, beginning in 2014. An era he was well placed to dominate .

2014 | Race Wins: 11 | Poles: 7 | World Champion

**Jubilation in the Mercedes garage at Hamilton's first title with them and his second overall**

It was clear from the first round that the incoming world champion will be either one of the Mercedes drivers. Hamilton quite surprisingly was out-qualified by Rosberg 11-7, the only instance in his career, although it included many mechanical failures in some qualifying sessions throughout the year.

However, his march to the second world title was built on 11 race wins compared to Nico's 5, with only Daniel Ricciardo winning 3 races and the only Mercedes beater in 2014. He made the best of a truly dominant car, the first of his career and one that was decidedly superior to the rest of the trailing field who were found wanting at both horsepower and aerodynamics.

2015 | Race Wins: 10 | Poles: 11 | World Champion

**Hamilton's third title was won in style at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA**

It was a convincing season, but the car advantage was far too much for him to slip off and miss a chance to become a 3-time champ like he always aspired to be, to match Ayrton Senna.

Hamilton's 11 poles came in the first 12 races, thus completely eliminating Nico Rosberg or Sebastian Vettel's chances of throwing forth a sustained challenge to dethrone him. He was largely untroubled in the title defence until Rosberg finally figured a way to beat him at the far end of the year, after the title had been decided in Austin, USA.