The Queen of Britain grants the title "Sir" to "Formula 1" world champion Lewis Hamilton
The British newspaper "The Sun" revealed that the world champion in the "Formula 1" races, Lewis Hamilton, was given a special honor by British Queen Elizabeth II, for obtaining the title of "Sir" or Knight, for the great achievements he made in his career and for breaking records for championship World Grand Prix races, in addition to the campaigns and initiatives that it recently adopted, especially in the field of combating racial discrimination.
The newspaper pointed out that the title of "Sir", which was granted to the current driver of the "Mercedes" team, Lewis Hamilton, came with the support of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who nominated his fellow countryman for this entitlement, after an honorable record of achievements and records he achieved in the Formula 1 World Championship. "Among the most prominent of which is the equation of the record for German legend Michael Schumacher, by winning the title of world driver's champion on seven occasions, in addition to the campaigns that Hamilton led, both in terms of spreading awareness of environmental protection and combating racial discrimination.
In 2020, Lewis Hamilton succeeded in breaking unprecedented records in the history of the Formula 1 Queen, which started for the first time in 1959. Besides the title of world champion seven, he became the most victorious driver in the races with a total of 95 victories achieved over the course of 266 races. In the championship rounds since his first participation in the Spring 2007 Australian race, in addition to being the most successful driver in starting from first place in the races, with a total of 98 times.
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