Lewis is based on, named after and voiced by the real British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton chose the car’s final black and yellow paint scheme for the car in the movie.
Originally, Lewis was to be named Lewis Revington. He had a grayish paint job with a ghost pattern of Union Jack, and wheel trims shaped after the Union Jack, exactly as the final design of Prince Wheeliam. It seems that the gray color was chosen after the colors of the McLaren racing team. He was also racing for England solely.
Lewis Hamilton was directly involved in the design of his character, (and was also the only voice actor to do so): at his suggestion, the gray design was abandoned (and apparently passed on to Prince Wheeliam) and changed to the final yellow-striped black paint job, with different wheels. Producer Denise Ream said: "He was very particular about what he wanted. His emblem combines the Union Jack and the flag of Grenada – which is on his actual helmet. He wanted the car to be black with yellow pinstriping, and he picked the wheels. We had a great time sending pictures back and forth and sharing notes."
History[]
Cars 2[]
Lewis, Jeff and Lightning
In Cars 2, he first appears talking with Lightning McQueen and Jeff Gorvette when they arrive at the World Grand Prix opening ceremony in Tokyo, which he and Jeff meet McQueen. When they notice Mater talking to Zen Master, he was wondering who he was with. He then later appears with the other World Grand Prix racers when Mater is drinking from the fountain after having too much wasabi, which he thought was pistachio ice cream. He is then seen at the race, which he appears in all three.
Lewis was seen at the Porto Corsarace behind Jeff Gorvette. When the pileup of cars starts during the Italy race, Hamilton and Gorvette stop to avoid being hit and are the only racers to be able to do so, which he along with Jeff were the only cars who did not crash into Shu Todoroki, and a few of the racers who did not get hit by the Lemons' electromagnetic pulse generator. Before the London race, Lewis was seen with Jeff laughing at Mater and McQueen in Mater's flashback. He then races in London. When the race begins, he was seen in the 4th position behind Miguel Camino. After the racers race through the Admiralty Arch he was seen in the 3rd position, passing Miguel. After that, he raced in Radiator Springs. In the race, he and Jeff were in each other's positions, which he talks with Jeff while lining up, and raced beside him.
Cars 2: The Video Game[]
In Cars 2: The Video Game, Lewis appeared in beta screenshots of the PSP version, but was removed from the final game. In the PC and console versions for game there is an unused model for Lewis.
General information[]
Physical description[]
CARS 2 - Lewis Hamilton - Disney Pixar - Only at the Movies June 23
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According to Meet the Cars Lewis is a 2009 Grand Touring Sports Special GBG Racer, which is a Pixar in-house design. He is based on the special prototype model of the McLaren MP4 12C sports car that was available from 2009 to 2010, despite having an uncanny resemblance to its GT3 racing variant first announced in December 2010. The year 2009 references him to the original McLaren MP4 12C road car which was unveiled in September 2009. His rear has a few elements that seem to be reminiscent of a 2004 Chrysler M Four-Twelve. He is powered by a DOHC V-8 engine with 575 HP. He can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 190 mph.
He is painted completely black with yellow lining on his sides. He has the number 2 painted on his doors, inside of a badge with his country and Grenada's flags and the WGP logo. He has a spoiler with yellow and black, as well as the World Grand Prix logo, on it.
Personality and traits[]
Lewis is humble about his victories, and does not brag to others, unlike Francesco. He is friendly towards his opponents, and appears to have a close friendship to Lightning McQueen, as well as Jeff Gorvette and his replacements.
"Lewis Hamilton, the famously sleek and seriously fast #2 Grand Touring Sports champion, has been a determined and winning racer for nearly his entire young life. Like all youngster cars, Lewis spent his childhood going to school, taking karate lessons and winning the British Karting Championship by the age of 10. Today, the celebrated native Brit continues to bring an exceptional work ethic and soft-spoken confidence to the race course where his extraordinary achievements speak for themselves via a spotless track record on the junior and professional circuits. With his striking metallic black and yellow paint scheme, Lewis will represent Great Britain at the World Grand Prix. His car also carries the flag of Grenada, home to his family who emigrated to Britain in the 1950s. His unrivaled technical skills, natural speed ability and cool, karate-inspired attitude make him a powerful contender too."
Finnish: Timo Pulkkanen (After his voice actor, Timo Pulkkinen, a Finnish Formula 1 racer)
Japanese: ルイス・ハミルトン
Russian:
Льюис Хэмилтон (transcription: L'yuis Khemilton)
Льюис Гамильтон (transcription: L'yuis Gamilton)
Ukrainian:Олексій Мочанов (After his voice actor, Oleksiy Mochanov, a Ukrainian auto racer)
Trivia[]
Lewis as he appears in the first trailer compared to the final version
A glimpse of Lewis' first design can be seen in the first official trailer: at mark 0:20, Lewis can be seen with all the features of his first design (see image at right for comparison with the final movie). And at 0:27, it can be seen that his pit stop still has the name "Lewis Revington". His pit crew is also colored in light gray, according to Lewis' first color scheme.
The essential guide for Cars 2 claims that Lewis Hamilton's top speed is 165 mph/266 km/h when in actuality it is 190 mph/306 km/h.
The guide also mentions that his honors is the Junior Formula Series, referencing Lewis' actual upbringing into racing.
Lewis Hamilton may have replaced the Porsche GT1 character that was seen in an early concept design.
In the Ukrainian version of the film, Lewis is named after his voice actor, Oleksiy Mochanov, an Ukrainian auto racer, but despite this, he still looks similar, just like Jeff Gorvette. Also, the voice actors of both these characters are Russian speakers, but they speak Ukrainian in the movie anyway. Lightning friendly calls him "Мочанич" (Mochanych).
Lewis Hamilton is a 2009 Grand Touring Sports Special GBG Racer, an in-house design based on the special prototype model of the McLaren MP4 12C that was available from 2009 to 2010. His model also draws inspiration from a 2004 Chrysler ME. Despite Lewis having an uncanny resemblance to the GT3 racing variant first announced in December 2010, Lewis is a GTS1 (GT1) in the Cars Universe, and he has some design cues that are from the original road car rather than the GT3. His model year, 2009, refers to the McLaren MP4 12C road car, which was unveiled in September 2009.
Lewis Hamilton is the only contest in the World Grand Prix to represent two nations. He represents both England and Grenada.
His paint job resembles the Cobretti 455 GT from Split Second.
On some variants of his die-cast, he has a gap in his teeth, while others do not.
The gapless variant usually came with the pit stop launcher.
In the Brazilian version he is voiced by the former Formula 1 racer Emerson Fittipaldi.
Lewis was planned to appear in the PSP and PC/console versions of Cars 2: The Video Game but was cut for undisclosed reasons.
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