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Lewis Hamilton Wins Prestigious Award for His 2021 F1 Season

Published 01/24/2022, 4:41 AM EST

Lewis Hamilton is known for winning awards both on and off the track. This time it wasn’t the drivers’ championship he took home but the Hawthorn Memorial trophy. It was the Knight’s eighth consecutive win. The award is named after Britain’s first world champion Mike Hawthorn who laid hands on the title back in 1958.

The Commonwealth driver who achieves exceptional results in Formula One gets to take home the prestigious award. It was revealed at the Royal Automobile Club in London during Motorsport UK’s Night of Champions event.

Lewis Hamilton takes home a prestigious British motorsport award

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There is no doubt that Lewis has been exceptional on the Formula One grid. The 7-time world champion has multiple world records to his name. Hence, it is no surprise to see him bag an illustrious award in the world of motorsports.

And finally, to @LewisHamilton, the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy as the highest-placed Commonwealth driver in last season's @F1 World Championship 👏#OurMotorsportUK #NightofChampions pic.twitter.com/NtXXmZYJvb
— Motorsport UK (@ourmotorsportuk) January 22, 2022

He won the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy; making it eight times in a row, and a total of eleven times. The Knight lost the chance of winning it back in 2009 and 2011 as it was awarded to Jenson Button. And in 2010 and 2013, it was given to Mark Webber.

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Is the Knight coming back to the grid in 2022?

The Mercedes driver pushed himself to the limit against arch-rival and title contender Max Verstappen. However, in a controversial manner, he lost out on a potential eighth world title to the Red Bull prodigy. There have been rampant speculations about Hamilton potentially retiring from the sport after such a heartbreaking end to the season.

But, there is hope within the F1 community, as Lewis’ contract keeps him with the Silver Arrows till the end of the 2023 season. If the Knight chooses to return to the grid for the forthcoming season of F1, what are your predictions for the Brit? Can he win the world championship? Let us know what you think in the comments section down below.

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Arpit Gomes is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his Journalism degree from Xavier’s Institute, he is a big fan of McLaren and their driver Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. Arpit always looks forward to the paddock moving to Spa and drivers dealing with the exciting Eau Rouge corner as well the straight at Monza.

Lewis Hamilton Wins Prestigious Award for His 2021 F1 Season

Lewis Hamilton takes home a prestigious British motorsport award

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Is the Knight coming back to the grid in 2022?