<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Isikhathi sonke sesizini uHamilton wayehamba noJenson Button, owajoyina iMcLaren ngemuva kokuhamba kukaHeikki Kovalainen waya eLotus Racing. UHamilton waqeda endaweni yesithathu emncintiswaneni wokuvula isizini eBahrain futhi waqeda endaweni yesithupha emncintiswaneni olandelayo e-Australia ngemuva kokushayisana noMark Webber ngasekupheleni komjaho. UHamilton uqale esendaweni engamashumi amabili ku-grid ngo  <response>: UMalaysia ngemuva kokukhetha kabi isondo likaMcLaren wamshiya eshayela isondo elomile ezimweni ezimanzi. Wabuyela esimweni sakhe ukuze aqede endaweni yesithupha. UHamilton uthole indawo yesibili eChina ngemuva kukaButton, eqeda indawo yokuqala kaMcLaren ngo-12 kusukela ngo-2007 e-Italian Grand Prix. EMonaco uHamilton wafaneleka futhi waqeda endaweni yesihlanu. Inhlanhla kaHamilton yathuthuka ngo-2004, lapho athola khona ukunqoba kwakhe kokuqala kwesizini njengoba yena noButton baqeda u-1 2. 