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Stewart: A good sportsman should not expect a knighthood
Sir Jackie Stewart has poured cold water on calls for four times Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton to be knighted, insisting that winning 'a few sports events' is not enough to justify being bestowed Britain's top honour. Speaking in the wake of calls for Hamilton to be named a knight, Stewart told the Daily Mail, 'I don't think anyone should expect it just because he is a good sportsman and has won a few sports events. I like to think it goes much deeper than that.' The Scot retired from the sport at the end of 1973, but remained a staunch advocate of safety and an ambassador for several corporations involved in Formula 1 over the years. He received his knighthood in 2001, and...
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