Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mumwaka wake wokutanga muFormula One, Hamilton akashanda naFernando Alonso uyo akabatana neMcLaren achibva kuRenault. Hamilton akaorora panguva yemakwikwi ake okutanga muAustralia, achidarika Alonso kupinda mukutendeuka kwekutanga uye kaviri achitungamirira mujaho. Hamilton akanga ari mberi kwewaaitamba naye munhangemutange yacho yose, asi zano rake rakaita kuti Alonso ave wechipiri mumutambo wokupedzisira wokumira mumakomba. "Nzira yakatsigira Fernando zvishoma" akadaro Dennis, nguva pfupi pashure pomutambo wacho. Pakupedzisira Hamilton akapedza ari wechitatu, achiva mutyairi wokutanga kubvira Jacques Villeneuve kupedza ari pachigaro chokukwikwidza mumutambo wake wokutanga. Mumakwikwi maviri akatevera muBahrain neBarcelona, Hamilton akapedza ari wechipiri shure kwaFelipe Massa kuti atungamire muDrivers 'Championship, kuti ave mutyairi wechidiki pane vese kutungamira World Championship. Mushure mekupedza ari wechipiri shure kwaAlonso kuMonaco, Hamilton akataura kuti akarambidzwa kukwikwidza nemumwe wake, asi FIA yakabvisa McLaren zvichitevera kuferefetwa. Mushure mokumhanya, mukuru mukuru wechikwata cheMcLaren Ron Dennis akabvuma kuti mugumisiro wakanga watemerwa nechikwata, kuti nemhaka yenjodzi yemota yokuchengeteka, kwakasarudzwa kubayira zano raHamilton. "Chaizvoizvo unofanira kusarudza pachine nguva mberi kuti mutyairi upi achakunda mujaho wacho", Dennis akadaro pamusoro pechisarudzo chechikwata. Hamilton akawana zvose zviri zviviri nzvimbo yake yokutanga uye kukunda kwake kwokutanga kwebasa rake reFormula One mu Vhiki rimwe gare gare Hamilton akahwina, achiva muBritain wokutanga kubvira pana John Watson muna 1983
kukunda mujaho weFormula One muUnited States.