Wolff on Lewis Hamilton: "If people got to know him they would change their minds"

Lewis Hamilton is the most successful British Formula 1 driver of all time and is only one world championship win away from equalizing Michael Schumacher's all-time record. However, he still hasn't been knighted and was not included in the list of honors for 2019. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff finds it hard to know why Hamilton hasn't been rewarded for his success.

"It is difficult for me as an Austrian to understand the importance of the British honor system," Wolff said to The Telegraph. “It feels like there is a lot of polarization around Lewis, especially in the UK. I don't know why that is, but I do know that when Lewis stops racing one day, people will recognize his successes and his status as a superstar.”

Wolff drew a comparison with skier Marcel Hirscher, someone Austria will always be proud of, according to the team boss.

“I don't feel that with Lewis and the UK. I think that if people got to know him, even the most skeptical, they would change their minds," he said.

While the life of Lewis Hamilton is, according to some, somewhat exuberant, his team boss has no problem with hi lifestyle choices.

If Hamilton does go on to equal the all-time record then surely he will have done enough to receive a knighthood.