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Hamilton fan wins £125,000 on Hamilton's win

A fan who placed a £100 bet over a decade ago has won £ 125,000 after Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula 1 championship on Sunday. The unnamed punter placed the bet at Ladbrokes after seeing a 13-year-old Hamilton go-karting.

The F1 fan who wishes to remain anonymous placed a bet of £100 at 500-1 that Hamilton would win the F1 championship before his 25th birthday as well as a £50 bet at odds of 1,500-1.

The man who placed the bet on May 13 1998 has a son who used to go-kart against Hamilton in England. He said: "I've known Lewis from his early days and it was easy to see he had an obvious driving ability coupled with a fantastic attitude to racing. I told Lewis' father Anthony and he was shocked and chuffed he wasn't the only one to have faith and confidence in Lewis."

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