Lewis Hamilton is now officially "sir"
Seven-time world champion Louis Hamilton officially became a knight at a solemn ceremony in Windsor Castle.
Seven-time world champion Louis Hamilton officially became a knight at a solemn ceremony in Windsor Castle, just three days after Max Verstappen prevented him from becoming a record holder in the number of titles.
The driver of the Mercedes was honored by Prince Charles, a little less than a year after Queen Elizabeth II intended him the title of knight. The British Queen traditionally decides for the New Year for the British who have distinguished themselves in some field during the previous 12 months, and Hamilton became a sir because of his merits for the development of motor sports.
Last year, Hamilton became the record holder in the number of triumphs in the history of Formula 1, surpassing the hitherto inviolable Michael Schumacher. The legendary German finished his career with 91 victories, while Hamilton moved the record to 95 by the end of the season, and to 103 this year. Also, the British motorist won the seventh title in 2020, tying with Schumacher, and three days ago was close to eighth, but was prevented from doing so by Verstappen after controversial decisions by the race management at the end of the last race of the season.
In addition to seven titles and 103 victories, Hamilton also has 182 podiums and 103 pole positions, which is also the record holder, but also he is the statistically best driver of all time.
The seven-time world champion, by the way, after his first title in 2008, which he won as a McLaren driver, received the MBE (Order of the British Empire) medal. There has been a lot of talk in recent years about him becoming a knight, as he began to lower his titles, but it seems that the reason why he is not on the list is that he lives in Monte Carlo and thus allegedly avoids paying taxes. But all of these stories Queen denied it.
