After a loss in Abu Dhabi that dashed his hopes of earning a record eighth title, Lewis Hamilton was knighted.
The Prince of Wales made Sir Lewis Hamilton a Knight Bachelor in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.
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Prince Charles knighted Hamilton in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement that Hamilton was honored for his services to the sport.
Carmen and Hamilton were at Windsor Castle for the ceremony.
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The F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi was decided by a controversial decision by officials in the wake of a crash that gave Red Bull's Max Verstappen a chance to pull ahead of Hamilton in the final lap. F1 dismissed both of Mercedes' appeals. If Hamilton had won the title, he would have overtaken Michael Schumacher as the driver with the most titles.
The number is big.
$82 million. Forbes estimated in June that Hamilton was the eighth highest-paid athlete in the world.
The queen publishes a list of British subjects to be given titles based on their achievements. Sir Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, and many other male British stars have been awarded knighthood. Dames are the female equivalent of actresses like Dench and Smith. Hamilton is the fourth Grand Prix driver to be knighted.
Formula 1's highest-paid drivers have a fight that extends to their bank accounts.
The last lap of the F1 world title was won by Max Verstappen.
