Good for him!

Local boy made good, Lewis Hamilton, is being showered with accolades after becoming last season’s Formula 1 World Champion in only his second season. He is to be awarded an MBE and immortalised in wax.

First the Gong

The 23-year-old was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s honours list. Hamilton said,

It is a massive honour and incredible privilege for me to receive an MBE from Her Majesty the Queen. It is the most amazing culmination to what has been quite a year for me.

The support I have received from the UK as a whole has been fantastic and a huge motivation – it is something I am very appreciative of.

This is not just a proud moment for me, but also for my family and every single person involved with the McLaren team. I could not have achieved any of this without them.

It has been an outstanding year for British sport as a whole, and it is great to see so many fellow sportsmen and women being honoured today.

I am also very humbled to be included on the Honours list alongside all the members of the general public who have been recognised for their tireless work in such varied and worthwhile arenas.

I am very fortunate to have been awarded for achieving my dream, it has required a lot of hard work and dedication, however it has been worth every single minute and I only hope that I can inspire young kids to do the same, whatever their dream may be.

Next the Wax

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London announced that the Shephall lad will soon join the ranks of the famous in infamous. Liz Edwards, PR manager for Madame Tussauds told The Comet,

Like the rest of Britain, we were all delighted about Lewis’s Formula 1 championship win.

Although he has only raced in F1 for two seasons, his name has been on our radar for some time and we’d already made our decision to include him before his championship-winning performance because of huge demand from our guests.

The figure will take six months to create and cost of £150,000.

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