LONDON —
Lewis Hamilton will receive his knighthood on
Wednesday as the British driver comes to terms with controversially losing the
Formula One world title.
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Hamilton is due to attend an investiture at Windsor Castle
to be honored for services to motorsports.
The 36-year-old was given his knighthood in the New Year Honors
list in 2020 following pressure on Prime Minister
Boris Johnson to approve the
accolade.
Despite being one of the UK's most successful sportsmen,
Hamilton, who matched
Michael Schumacher's record seven world titles in 2020,
had previously been overlooked.
Hamilton's knighthood was awarded in the overseas list as he
relocated to Monaco in 2010.
His royal appointment comes just days after he was denied a
record eighth Formula One crown.
Max Verstappen pipped the Mercedes star to the world title
on Sunday after his battle with Hamilton came down to a one-lap shoot-out in
Abu Dhabi.
The Red Bull driver stormed past his title rival in the
closing stages of the Grand Prix season finale at the Yas Marina Circuit,
having benefitted from a late safety car decision that bunched up the pack.
Mercedes are expected to appeal again after two protests
they made against Verstappen's victory were rejected by stewards.
The man in their sights is race director
Michael Masi and
his controversial decision to withdraw the safety car for the final lap.
The appeal must be lodged within 96 hours from the moment
they indicated their intention to appeal, which in this case would be 07:00 AEDT
Friday (20:00GMT Thursday).
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