Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton is set to receive a knighthood award on Wednesday at Windsor Castle Investiture.
The 36-Year old will be knighted tomorrow, just days after completing the 2021 Formula 1 Season which saw him miss an eighth championship win in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton was beaten to the title by Red Bull driver Max Verstappen after a dramatic final race.
Lewis Hamilton was also named in the New Year Honours list back in 2020 despite a long wait for the award considering he is one of the most successful sportsmen in the history of United Kingdom. Adding to the wait was the Brit’s pending tax cases which made him to get overlooked for the award nomination. However, he was finally awarded in the overseas category having relocated to Monaco in 2010.
Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen were level on points after 21 races in 2021 and the title fight went down to the last lap of the final race, when the Red Bull driver overtook Hamilton, benefitting from a sudden change in decision by race officials to withdraw the safety car in the final lap.
Though Mercedes registered a formal protest, it was rejected by race stewards, ensuring Verstappen won his debut world championship.
Despite the loss, Hamilton was gracious in defeat as he congratulated his rival, with whom he clashed—physically and verbally—multiple times over the year.
Hamilton was made a member of the order of the British Empire in 2008 after his first championship victory with McLaren.
