“Sir Uncle”– Lewis Hamilton claims only his niece and nephew address him with his knighthood title

Tanish Chachra | 02/05/2022
"Sir Uncle"– Lewis Hamilton claims only his niece and nephew address him with his knighthood title

Lewis Hamilton reveals that only his niece and nephew call him Sir ever since he got knighted by the British crown for his exceptional achievements.

In 2021, Lewis Hamilton was finally knighted by the British crown, but the reward was long-awaited by the fans. But as the saying it’s better late than never.

Every knight under the British crown is officially called a Sir. But Hamilton reveals that he doesn’t push anyone to address him with that title.

He reveals that only his niece and nephew address him as “Sir Uncle”. Moreover, he also disclosed that his father, jokingly, also calls him a Sir in between,

“No, no, just my day,” said Hamilton on Good Morning America when asked whether his friends give him a hard time over the title. “I don’t make anybody call me, Sir. My niece and nephew call me ‘Sir Uncle’.”

“It’s a huge privilege in the UK. But I don’t really notice it too often,” he added.

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Lewis Hamilton is not having many expectations before Miami

In 2022, Hamilton has got an unusual start to the season. The seven-time world champion cannot compete against Ferrari and Red Bull on the top.

Currently, he stands P7 on the table, and can further slip, if his car doesn’t see any improvements. This year’s championship is already out of his reach for Hamilton, with only four races done so far.

Before his first race in Miami, Hamilton wouldn’t be confident to make anything significant. The Briton couldn’t even finish in the points in the last race.

So taking points from Miami would be his primary object as of now, instead of a podium. Though, Mercedes is expected to bring some upgrades in Spain, which can improve their performance.

But by what scale, it can only be known once they travel there. Nevertheless, Hamilton has decided to stick with his team, even in times of tough situations.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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