30th December 2020 Lewis Hamilton, Sheila Hancock and Craig David are among those receiving recognition in The Queen’s New Years Honours List of 2021. The 2021 New Year Honours are the most ethnically diverse honours list yet, with 14.2% of recipients coming from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background. As well as celebrities and public figures, ordinary people making extraordinary contributions to society make up the list. The most successful Formula 1 driver of all time, Lewis Hamilton, has been knighted for services to motorsports. Sir Lewis is one of the greatest ever sportsmen that the United Kingdom has produced. having equalled Michael Schumacher’s record earlier this by winning his seventh World Drivers’ Championship, Sir Lewis was also recently voted as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.