"Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in a New Year Honours list which salutes hundreds of people for their work in the Covid pandemic.
Hamilton, who took his seventh title in November, is on the list with actress Sheila Hancock, who is made a dame.
Ex-footballer Jimmy Greaves and musician Craig David become MBEs.
But it is the response to coronavirus which dominates, and an MBE for charity volunteer Anne Baker, 106, makes her the oldest ever recipient of an honour.
Mrs Baker, from Salisbury, who has been involved with fundraising for the NSPCC since the 1950s, said it was a "great surprise and great honour" to be recognised.
Ruth Saunders, aged 104, becomes an MBE for services to charity during Covid after walking a marathon to raise money for Thames Valley Air Ambulance this year.
The same honour goes to airline pilot Emma Henderson, from Moray, who set up a first class lounge experience in more than 80 hospitals across the UK for NHS staff.
There is an MBE for Mark Owen, from Clwyd, after he re-joined North Wales Police to support volunteer officers with tasks including delivering prescriptions and food parcels, and a British Empire Medal (BEM) for Catherine Fitzsimmons from Greater Manchester, a former palliative care nurse who came out of retirement.
There is a BEM too for Carl Konadu, 28, who helped young people in London prepare for job applications during the pandemic through 2-3 Degrees, a not-for-profit group he co-founded.
The recognition for hundreds of people involved in the Covid response continues the trend set in the delayed Birthday Honours in October."
Previous recipients of type of 'Honour' include (in no special order) Frank Williams, Jackie Stewart, Stirling Moss and Jack Brabham, to name a few that come to mind.
Generally speaking the reasoning behind the award read something along the lines 'of outstanding achievement for British motoring industry' or similar.
In this case what Muppet came up with 'Sir Lewis Hamilton' as a deserving 'Knight'.
1-He doesn't reside in 'Britain'.
2-He drives for a German Company that has most of its vehicles built in the US (or worse).
3-His net worth is probably higher than the British GDP.
4-His sole motivation for driving in an elitist form of 'Motorsport' is money.
5-Compared to the unsung and underpaid front line medical and supporting personnel attempting to stem the tide of COVID 19 he just doesn't deserve it.
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