Who is our mystery person?
I was born on 7 January 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. For my fifth birthday, my father gave me a radio-controlled car. He told me to “drive like I stole it”.
I won second place in the British Radio Car Association radiocontrolled car-racing competition when I was six.
At ten, I won the British Kart Championship. At 15, I was the youngest-ever driver to be ranked number one in the sport.
I can ride a unicycle.
The compass tattooed on my chest symbolizes the church, because the church is my compass.
I have a designer clothing line with Tommy Hilfiger.
I am a vegan.
I have been a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. Queen Elizabeth II made me a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).
In 2007, I was barred from driving in France for a month after driving 196 km/h on a French motorway.
In 2008, I won my first Formula One (F1) championship — the first black racer to do so.
I moved to Monaco in 2012. Some say I did this to avoid paying UK tax.
I had a long on-off relationship with Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger (2007–15).
I sang Christina Aguilera’s 2018 song “Pipe” using the name XNDA.
I spoke a part in the animated films Cars 2 and Cars 3.
I started a commission in June 2020 to get more young black people involved in the sciences.
Time magazine listed me as one of its 100 Most Influential People of 2020. I have now won seven F1 championships — this is the same number as Germany’s Michael Schumacher. There is a much bigger win we all need to work together towards. That’s pushing for equality, so we can create a better future.
My father told me to ‘drive like I stole it’