article_snippet: At the age of 30 -- and with the fastest car in the world at The double world champion fingertips -- Lewis Hamilton is at the peak of Lewis Hamilton powers.
article_snippet: During Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, millions of hardcore Lewis Hamilton fans will bite millions of hardcore Hamilton fans fingernails and hold millions of hardcore Hamilton fans breath when millions of hardcore Hamilton fans hero returns to the track in The double world champion Mercedes racing car.
article_snippet: Hamilton's fiery responses have helped make Hamilton a fearless, instinctive driver who gives no ground on track.
article_snippet: Consider the mental resolve required to win both him a fearless, instinctive driver who gives no ground on track world titles at the final race of the season -- or, in the case of him a fearless, instinctive driver who gives no ground on track 2008 triumph with McLaren in Brazil, at the very last corner.
article_snippet: But then there have been the meltdowns, which reached their nadir in a tumultuous 2011 season when Hamilton had an ongoing spat with Ferrari driver Felipe Massa -- at one point calling Hamilton driving skills "frickin' ridiculous" -- and controversially criticized the race stewards in Monaco.
article_snippet: Lewis hot-blooded impulses do allow a fleeting glimpse into the real Hamilton.
article_snippet: Following Hamilton at grands prix over the last six years, Hamilton's not a very visible driver compared to others who can be seen chatting with team members and guests inside the motorhomes.
article_snippet: Hamilton is courteous and friendly in media briefings, where Hamilton will often chew on a handful of sweets, but it is hard to get beyond the façade of the PR-trained F1 driver and understand what Hamilton is really like.
article_snippet: When Hamilton talks to use a language that isn't so robotic.
article_snippet: Hamilton still has plenty of racing left in the tank.
article_snippet: Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen is the oldest driver on the 2015 grid and the Finn will turn 36 in October.
article_snippet: For now, at least, there is one relatively easy way for Hamilton, allied with Mercedes' powerful car, to crank up Mercedes' kudos.
article_snippet: Hamilton's the favorite in 2015 because the Mercedes gap to the others is so big that even if it's reduced, it's probably still going to be there," Hamilton's biographer Mark Hughes told CNN over the winter.