Lewis plaudits start to pour in

Lewis Hamilton has been awarded the Segrave Trophy for his record-breaking debut Formula 1 season in 2007. The trophy, which was presented by Sir Stirling Moss (above), is awarded to a Brit for outstanding achievements in transport on land, water or in the air.

Hamilton missed out on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, however, finishing second in a public vote to triple gold medal Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy. In third place was Rebecca Adlington, who picked up two swimming golds in Beijing.