Arise Sir Lewis; Formula One champion Hamilton gets his knighthood


FILE PHOTO Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir Bahrain - November 29 2020 Mercedes Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the race Pool via REUTERSTolga Bozoglu

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - November 29, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the race Pool via REUTERS/Tolga Bozoglu

LONDON (Reuters) - Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was awarded a knighthood in the UK New Year's honours list published on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old this year became the most successful F1 driver of all time after equalling Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's record seven titles and beating the German's 91 race wins.

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