SMITH’S PRESTIGE AWARD

While Lewis Hamilton was named as the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy winner for being the highest-placed British and Commonwealth driver in last year’s F1 standings, and Ash Sutton was feted as BTCC champion, Autosport’s own Luke Smith was hailed as Young Journalist of the Year at last week’s Motorsport UK Night of Champions. F1 reporter Smith received his gong at the governing body’s Royal Automobile Club bash after a terrific year of work in which he even got Kimi Raikkonen to open up (see last week’s issue).