Lewis Hamilton is good for business

Chris Aylett, CEO of the MIA, said, “Lewis Hamilton’s achievement in becoming runner-up in the F1 World Championship in his first year has caught the imagination of a new generation of young people throughout the UK. Added to his obvious skill, he has shown himself to be cool and charming under pressure from the media. He is a potential champion on and off the track, for the UK motorsport scene. His success will bring new competitors into motorsport and thereby create more business for the UK’s motorsport industry – the ideal image for our sport – at a time when it is under threat. “Lewis will become as important to motorsport as Tiger Woods is to golf. The whole UK industry will benefit – from karting to touring cars. This is excellent news, and all in the UK industry congratulates Lewis on his tremendous achievement, and his professionalism and determination in his first season.”