 Pamberi pekutanga kwemwaka, Hamilton akazivisa kuti aisazoshandisa sarudzo yake yekushandura nhamba yemotokari yake kusvika ku1, sezvo yaive kodzero yake seMutambi weNyika anotonga, uye panzvimbo pezvo aizoramba achimhanya nebasa rake Nhamba 44. Yakanga iri mwaka wokutanga kubva muna, apo Alain Prost akasiya mutambo uyu zvichitevera mukombe wake wechina uye wekupedzisira weWorld Drivers Championship muna, kuti munda wakanga usina motokari ine nhamba 1. Hamilton akatonga mwaka, achikunda makwikwi gumi achipedza ari pachikumbaridzo nguva gumi nenomwe sezvo akaenzana negamba rake Ayrton Senna mazita matatu eWorld Championships. Rwisano pakati pake naRosberg yakasimbiswa, ichiguma nehondo inopisa paUS Grand Prixuko Hamilton akakunda muhondo yakazadzwa nezviitiko, yevhiri-kune-vhiri newaanotamba naye kuti awane mukombe mumakwikwi matatu asati apera. Gore iroro, Hamilton akawedzera chibvumirano chake neMercedes kwemakore matatu akawedzerwa muchibvumirano chinonzi chakakosha kupfuura 100 mamiriyoni, achiita kuti ave mumwe wevatyairi vanobhadharwa zvikuru muFormula One, pamwe nekubvumira Hamilton kuchengetedza kodzero dzake dzemufananidzo, izvo zvinoonekwa sezvisingawanzoitiki mumutambo, uye kuchengetedza motokari dzake dzakakunda makwikwi nemikombe. 