Lewis Hamilton breaks 47-year F1 record in historic entrance

On this day in 2007, Lewis Hamilton became the youngest driver ever to lead the Formula 1 world championship standings at 22 years, 4 months and 6 days old, following a second-place finish behind Felipe Massa at the Circuit de Catalunya. This broke a 47-year-old record previously held by Bruce McLaren, who set the benchmark at 22 years, 5 months and 8 days in 1960. The McLaren rookie had been remarkably consistent in his debut season, finishing on the podium in all four opening races and collecting 30 points from a possible 40, edging team-mate Fernando Alonso by two points in the standings.