Lewis Hamilton knighted in UK's New Year Honours List

This year, Hamilton won his seventh F1 driver’s championship title, equaling the great Michael Schumacher’s record.

Off the track, the 35-year-old became a powerful voice on the issue of racism and was one of British sport’s leading voices supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Briton is the fourth F1 driver to receive a knighthood after the late Australian Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss and triple champion Jackie Stewart.

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Hamilton along with some of his fellow F1 drivers take a knee on the grid in support of the Black Lives Matter movement prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain.

Equaling a legend

Having won his first world title in 2008, Hamilton ushered in a period of dominance on the track between 2014 and 2020, winning six further world championships to equal Schumacher’s record.

Not only that, but in October, Hamilton beat the German’s record of 91 career F1 race wins. His victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix broke the record with the Briton’s total now standing at 95.

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His 11 victories during 2020 also equaled his personal race win record in a F1 season.

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Aleks Klosok contributed to this report.

source: cnn.com