Lewis Hamilton Calls for Lewis Hamilton to be awarded a knighthood following his seventh Formula 1 world championship have increased in the wake of his seventh world championship success. A number of leading figures from across an array of sports have suggested the 35-year-old warrants the honour. Damon Hill, who won the world championship in 1996 and became the first son of a world champion to also win the title, has been vocal in his support for Hamilton. “Lewis has always been breaking down barriers, the moment he arrived in F1 or even in karting he was breaking barriers and challenging the status quo,” Hill said. “The knighthood will be seen as recognition of not just his driving...
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