Lewis Hamilton has been presented with the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy for an 11th time, extending his record-breaking run in the history of the prestigious award. The trophy is awarded annually by Motorsport UK to the most successful British or Commonwealth driver in the Formula 1 World Championship. It was first presented by the Hawthorn family in memory of Mike Hawthorn, who became Britain's first World Champion in 1958 but tragically died in a road accident a year later. Across the 61-years of the trophy's history, 19 different drivers have won the honour and on 24 of those occasions the recipient was also World Champion in the same year. Hamilton is firmly inscribed on the roll of honour...
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