7-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton knighted by Prince Charles
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Mercedes-AMG F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been knighted by the British Royal family in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The seven-time F1 champion was recognized for his services to motor sports.
Hamilton has won the F1 world championship a record-tying seven times and has become an outspoken voice for a number of human rights issues in recent years, supporting both the Black Lives Matter and LBGTQ+ communities.
He becomes the first active F1 driver to have the honor bestowed upon him by the royal family and only the fourth in history after Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart.
The Mercedes-AMG driver lost this season's championship to Max Verstappen at the final race in Abu Dhabi, which finished under controversial circumstances, the results of which may still be appealed by the team before Thursday night's awards dinner.