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31 Dec 2020, 22:11 (Ref:4026159)
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Disclaimer: Im not a Hamilton hater... but I'm not a fanboy either.
I do have issue with the Knighthood, coming after 7 world titles.... namely it comes when he equals someone (Schumacher) surely if he is to be honoured for motor sporting achievement it should be either at he end of his career or on surpassing the record number of world championships ?
What honour do they bestow when (rather than if given he's still driving the Mercedes next season) he get the 8th title ?
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31 Dec 2020, 22:12 (Ref:4026160)
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Jim Clark OBE - Tax Residence Switzerland
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Damon Hill MBE - Tax Residence Monaco
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Didn’t Jim Clark OBE live in France? Back when we had 90% top rate of tax.
Didn’t Damon Hill OBE live in Ireland? While his Dad was Mr Monaco I don’t think he was a Monaco type person.
Your point stands obviously.
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31 Dec 2020, 22:19 (Ref:4026161)
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Originally Posted by ScotsBrutesFan
Disclaimer: Im not a Hamilton hater... but I'm not a fanboy either.
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Me neither. Shame we have to say so before we post.
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I do have issue with the Knighthood, coming after 7 world titles.... namely it comes when he equals someone (Schumacher) surely if he is to be honoured for motor sporting achievement it should be either at he end of his career or on surpassing the record number of world championships ?
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Jackie didn’t need to! Although as you said he wasn’t competing.
Doesn’t matter though. A lot get it when still competing, nothing in the rules saying you can’t.
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What honour do they bestow when (rather than if given he's still driving the Mercedes next season) he get the 8th title ?
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They don’t need to give him anything else! It’s not that the rules say you get a knighthood for 7 and then...
Different times, but the main reason, say, Jim Clark OBE and Graham Hill OBE aren’t knights is that the sadly weren’t with us long enough.  Maybe they would have been.
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31 Dec 2020, 22:24 (Ref:4026162)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScotsBrutesFan
Disclaimer: Im not a Hamilton hater... but I'm not a fanboy either.
I do have issue with the Knighthood, coming after 7 world titles.... namely it comes when he equals someone (Schumacher) surely if he is to be honoured for motor sporting achievement it should be either at he end of his career or on surpassing the record number of world championships ?
What honour do they bestow when (rather than if given he's still driving the Mercedes next season) he get the 8th title ?
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Others (F1 and not F1) have been honoured for far less. You could argue Lewis should have gotten it far sooner, judging by others achievements.
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31 Dec 2020, 23:07 (Ref:4026167)
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Like it or lump it...at least someone from Motorsport is being honoured instead of being vilified or shunned...
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1 Jan 2021, 00:20 (Ref:4026175)
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He broke the win record this year....95 times and counting the UK flag and anthem have been played.
If it was my country i would be proud.
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1 Jan 2021, 01:27 (Ref:4026186)
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Originally Posted by ScotsBrutesFan
What honour do they bestow when (rather than if given he's still driving the Mercedes next season) he get the 8th title ?
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KBE
Then possibly KCVO/GCVO, and potentially KG....
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1 Jan 2021, 02:17 (Ref:4026194)
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Originally Posted by chillibowl
He broke the win record this year....95 times and counting the UK flag and anthem have been played.
If it was my country i would be proud.
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It's something that the UK have a problem with - we often don't like to be proud of successful people.
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1 Jan 2021, 02:42 (Ref:4026196)
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It's something that the UK have a problem with - we often don't like to be proud of successful people.
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speak for yourself, I'm extremely proud of Lewis and his achievements. And anyone else who is overtly British and brings success to my country. Very saddened by the vast quantity of vile, vicious, spiteful and hateful facebook comments about LH when this was announced yesterday.
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1 Jan 2021, 06:38 (Ref:4026207)
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Based on my anecdotal understanding of British cricket football culture,, I thought you guys were more parochial about your towns and counties than the country as a whole?
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1 Jan 2021, 06:58 (Ref:4026208)
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Originally Posted by 2 litre Touring Car Star
Based on my anecdotal understanding of British cricket football culture,, I thought you guys were more parochial about your towns and counties than the country as a whole?
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That's a very insightful comment. We are very tribal.
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1 Jan 2021, 09:33 (Ref:4026220)
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He must have known at the start of the season that he was getting it; he's practiced kneeling seventeen times!
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1 Jan 2021, 10:29 (Ref:4026230)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScotsBrutesFan
What honour do they bestow when (rather than if given he's still driving the Mercedes next season) he get the 8th title ?
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1 Jan 2021, 10:32 (Ref:4026231)
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Originally Posted by Derwent
He must have known at the start of the season that he was getting it; he's practiced kneeling seventeen times!
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Sometimes the old ones aren't the best.😉
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1 Jan 2021, 11:08 (Ref:4026238)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MGDavid
speak for yourself, I'm extremely proud of Lewis and his achievements. And anyone else who is overtly British and brings success to my country. Very saddened by the vast quantity of vile, vicious, spiteful and hateful facebook comments about LH when this was announced yesterday.
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Likewise.
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