In the UK, Lewis Hamilton received the title of “Sir” when he was knighted, this Wednesday (15), days after narrowly losing what would be his eighth Formula 1 title.
The 36-year-old driver was named on the New Year’s list of honors in December 2020, and was knighted by Prince Charles for his services in motorsport at a ceremony at Windsor Castle, the official residence of British royalty.
Published twice a year, the list of honors recognizes those who have achieved excellence in a range of activities, including celebrities and non-celebrities.
Hamilton joins Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart as the fourth F1 driver to be knighted and the first to receive the honor while still active.
Hamilton was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2009, receiving the Queen Elizabeth II award after her first F1 championship.
Despite adding six more titles since then, he was honored again this Wednesday in entirely different circumstances – recovering from the painful anguish of the last race this Sunday.
Having dominated most of the long-awaited final of the F1 season in Abu Dhabi – where Hamilton reached the same point points as rival Max Verstappen – the Brit looked to be on the verge of breaking the record for an eighth world championship, which would surpass the mark of the same. seven-time champion Michael Schumacher.
However, an accident of Williams Racing driver Nicholas Latifi with four laps to go set off a series of disastrous events for Mercedes and Hamilton – the “safety car” allowed Red Bull to stop Verstappen and put him on new soft tyres, while Hamilton has not stopped.
A major controversy ensued when race director Michael Masi initially said that the lagging cars behind Hamilton and Verstappen would not be allowed to pass them. But Masi then seemed to change his mind moments later, leaving the Red Bull driver well behind Hamilton on new tires and just one lap to go.
Having dominated the race thus far, Hamilton restarted the final lap almost side-by-side with a Verstappen rejuvenated by new tires – which he chased after his rival to overtake almost the last corner and win his first world title in the most dramatic circumstances imaginable.
Mercedes later launched two protests against the result – both rejected – and on Sunday presented its intention to appeal the decision.
Mercedes said on Monday (13) that “there is no further communication planned at this time” about the intention to appeal Sunday’s result.
Reference: CNN Brasil
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