Lewis Hamilton has had an incredible season this year. He equaled Schumacher’s record of most world championships, he broke the record of most Formula 1 wins and also beat the Coronavirus towards the end of the season.
After his championship win at Imola, it was announced that they will honor Hamilton with the Knighthood honor. Hamilton stated that it is an incredible honor, and he is proud to be a Briton.
The moment Lewis was announced as 2020 BBC SPOTY from formula1
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton was recently awarded the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Award. This was Hamilton’s second trophy as the first one came six years ago. Hamilton had a message for his fellow nominees and everyone around the world in his acceptance speech.
He said, “Congratulations to all the incredible nominee because I’m so proud of what they have achieved this year. I really want to say thank you for everyone who called in and voted for me. I really wasn’t expecting this knowing that there’s just so many great contenders.”
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Hamilton thanked everyone for the award and stated that it is a win for everyone. He also sent Christmas wishes to everyone. He said, “I really want to send Merry Christmas to everyone. I know it’s been such an unusual year car but all the frontline workers.”
Hamilton contracted the coronavirus virus after the first leg of Bahrain Grand Prix. He missed the first race of his career. However, he came back for the last race of the season. He had a positive message for children as well.
“All the children around the world please try and stay positive through this difficult time. I am sending everyone positivity and again thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Hamilton also added.
Hamilton is widely expected to join Mercedes on the grid next year. However, we are waiting for final confirmation on the same. Hamilton will look forward to claiming his eighth world championship and Mercedes will extend their record of constructor championship.
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