Formula 1 - 2020 season

[Grownup_Rafbrat]

Vaguely wondering if Lewis has an alternative route if he’s not honoured by Britain. Wasn’t Anthony Hamilton born in Grenada? A few notes in the direction of the Grenadian government might help!

Perhaps not the same cachet?

Maybe it's more woke to turn it down privately and let virtue signallers stir up noise publicly.

 

[bobthebuilder]

Perhaps not the same cachet?

Why not? Grenada is one of eleven countries (plus the Cook Islands) that recommend appointments to the Order of the British Empire. Any award would still be announced in the New Years or Queens Birthday honours list and he would still be a Knight Commander of the order.

 

[dingerr]

He may have already been asked and turned it down.

Black Knights Matter.

 

[dingerr]

I don’t think he should be knighted, he should be made Baron Hamilton of Silverstone.

 

[ancienturion]

Black Knights Matter.

Oh bugger! In my chess set they're brown.

 

[Grownup_Rafbrat]

Why not? Grenada is one of eleven countries (plus the Cook Islands) that recommend appointments to the Order of the British Empire. Any award would still be announced in the New Years or Queens Birthday honours list and he would still be a Knight Commander of the order.

I agree but we may be in a minority ....

 

[Grownup_Rafbrat]

Black Knights Matter.

They can move two forward and one to the side, or one forward and two to the side, and jump other pieces, just like white knights.

 

[721CXT]

They can move two forward and one to the side, or one forward and two to the side, and jump other pieces, just like white knights.

I love to see a bit of equality.

 

[dingerr]

Oh bugger! In my chess set they're brown.

Wacist!

 

[ancienturion]

Wacist!

Not at all (I hope). It's quite OK because the ones I have are very dark brown and very light brown.

 

[dingerr]

Not at all (I hope). It's quite OK because the ones I have are very dark brown and very light brown.

Woke!

 

[ancienturion]

Woke!

Definitely not because the shopkeeper in Nakuru said they are real ivory.

 

[RTU'd]

All sports stars that are UK tax payers get gongs.
Its those that are tax exiles that do not get the recognition for some reason.

 

[bobthebuilder]

All sports stars that are UK tax payers get gongs.
Its those that are tax exiles that do not get the recognition for some reason.

Bollocks. Dario Franchitti got an MBE for services to motor sport. He spent his entire international career racing overseas and has lived permanently in the USA since 1997.

As for a tax exile, there’s no such thing. Like all British citizens, Hamilton is free to live wherever he chooses. Some people leave the UK for work opportunities. Others because they can’t stand the weather. Some celebrities because they get privacy outside the UK and can live a more normal life. Some leave for love, others for the “cuisine and scenery”. Some of those apply to me and, as a result I pay less tax in the UK.

Unlike some countries (eg the USA), the UK do not tax their citizens on earnings made and kept overseas. They are only subject to UK tax when they are brought in to the UK. Even then, overseas earnings are not taxed in the UK if their is a dual taxation agreement in place and tax is paid at source.

Most of Hamilton’s wealth is made outside the UK and is never brought there. It’s his free choice where he lives, keeps his wealth and spends it. Hamilton does pay tax on earnings he makes in the UK; enough tax to make him one of the top 5000 individual tax contributors.

Lewis Hamilton is a great ambassador for global, multi-cultural Britain. He’s overtly proud of his heritage and nationality. We chuck Knighthoods at civil servants who have done their job, service officers who reach very senior rank and luvvies who have been in a few films. Very few of them have achieved anything like what Lewis Hamilton has done. And none of the recent sporting knights have come near. Anywhere near.

 

[Carbon 6]

Bottas says there was “not a lot” between him and Hamilton in F1 2020

Being lapped in Turkey is not a lot?

 

[FourZeroCharlie]

Qualy begins and Mrs Albon's little boy is driving for his seat . . .

 

[wheel]

Any predictions for qualifying ?>

 

[FourZeroCharlie]

Almost (?!) that the front row will be a Merc lock out: McLaren somewhere up there to challenge Red Bull . . .

 

[FourZeroCharlie]

. . . and the boy Albon doing his best to pull something out of his Arrse - P3 at the end of Q3.

 

[FourZeroCharlie]

Oops! Session Stopped because the Sainz PoS says 'No more!'.