Lewis Hamilton said receiving a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II would be an "incredible honour" and admitted talk of it becoming a reality still seems farfetched.
Reports in the UK press this week said Hamilton is set to be named on the Queen's new years' honours list and given the United Kingdom's highest honour. That would make him known formally as Sir Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton was already named a Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) after winning his first championship in 2008. This year he secured his seventh, moving him level with Michael Schumacher's record career tally.