Sir Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, worth more than £250million, born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and grew up on a council estate before becoming Grand Prix racing’s first black driver after completing his debut season in 2007, is to be knighted after Boris Johnson ignored rules to place seven-time world champion on diplomatic and overseas list amid tax status concern.

the 35-year-old now lives in tax exile in Monaco for a decade having first moved from the UK to Switzerland.