ESPN.com · Nov 24, 2020
Murray: Hamilton 'deserves' award but athletes shouldn't be knighted
Andy Murray has said Lewis Hamilton is deserving of a knighthood but added that he doesn't believe athletes should be given the award from Queen Elizabeth II.
The Times reported that seven-time Formula One champion Hamilton would receive the honour in recognition of his achievements in 2020.
Hamilton, 35, has moved level with Michael Schumacher's record tally of world titles -- he had already surpassed the German driver for all-time race wins. He will attempt to win a record eighth championship in 2021.
"I'm not necessarily all for sports people being given knighthoods for what we do," Murray, who was knighted in 2016, told Good Morning Britain.