Lewis Hamilton son, Anthony took redundancy from his position as an information technology manager and became a contractor; sometimes working up to three jobs at a time, while still attending all his son's races. Anthony later set up his own computer company, still managing Lewis. Hamilton ended his working relationship with his father in early 2010. Lewis Hamilton was educated at The John Henry Newman School, a voluntary aided Catholic secondary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. In addition to racing, he played association football for his school team with eventual England international Ashley Young. Hamilton, an Arsenal fan, said that if Formula One
Lewis Hamilton Drivers' Championship to 14 points. In his first home Grand Prix at Silverstone, Hamilton finished third to equal Jim Clark's record of 9 consecutive podium finishes for a British driver. This run came to an end at the where during qualifying, Hamilton crashed at the after a problem with a wheel nut. He was unable to complete qualifying so started in tenth position. During a heavy rainstorm which ultimately stopped the race, Hamilton slid off into a gravel trap, but managed to keep his engine running and was lifted back on to the circuit and able to rejoin the race