Formula 1 is super competitive. Naturally, Formula 1 drivers are dialed in to never give an inch. Last year, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton had a battle for ages for the World Drivers’ Championship. This year, however, Verstappen is a clear favorite to win the Championship while Hamilton languishes lower down the ranks.

Even off-track, sometimes, they compete for similar parts of the proverbial tarmac.

Recently, Max Verstappen was given a royal honor. He was appointed an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau, bestowed by the Dutch royal family. Fans were obviously happy for Verstappen and couldn’t help but compare this with Lewis Hamilton‘s knighthood.

Fans react and compare as Max Verstappen gets knighted the Dutch way

As the news dropped yesterday, fans were quick to hop onto their Twitter accounts to discuss and deliberate on this. Many fans took to the social media platform to shower praise on the Dutchman.

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Formula 1 fans definitely did not disappoint with this farrago of supportive yet unimaginably funny Tweets to congratulate the defending Formula 1 World Champion on this latest achievement.

However, controversy and comparison are never too far away when it comes to Formula 1. Many fans on Twitter were quick to compare this accolade received by Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton’s knighthood. The results were admittedly hilarious.

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This seems like a timely bit of announcement as the Dutch Grand Prix starts this weekend. Max Verstappen holds a solid lead coming into his home race that he had won comfortably last year. There is no doubt that this would act as an extra bit of motivation for him to do well,  not that he needed any in the first place.

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The Zandvoort circuit is infamous for its difficulty to overtake. However, with this year’s regulations, cars can follow more closely. Can Max Verstappen take pole and run away with another victory this season? Or does he get trapped inadvertently in a DRS train and lose a bit of ground in the Championship? Let us know what you think will happen at the 2022 Dutch Grand Prix in the comments below.