Executive chairman at Aston Martin Lawrence Stroll believes he should be celebrated for the work he has done in financially supporting both the car manufacturer and the F1 team.
The Aston Martin F1 team has leapt from seventh place in last year's constructors' championship to sit third heading into this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix.
Picking up 154 championship points in the first eight races, the team has just about tripled its winnings from 2022.
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In August 2018, Stroll led a consortium to buy the struggling Force India F1 team. A year later the team was commercially rebranded to Racing Point before becoming Aston Martin for the 2021 season.
In return for saving the team from administration, Stroll secured a seat for his racing driver son, Lance, at Racing Point.
As a part-owner of the carmaker and owner of the F1 team, the Canadian billionaire has contributed towards a new, state-of-the-art factory at Silverstone as well as a brand-new wind tunnel.
As a result, Stroll claims he rescued thousands of jobs at the British car company, while heavily backing the F1 team's future.
"I should be knighted for what I've done," he told Autocar at a press event.
"I've saved thousands of jobs and built a new Formula 1 factory with hundreds of millions of investment.
"The investment is staggering."
By enticing others to invest in Aston Martin, and with Chinese car giant Geely – which owns Volvo – recently increasing their stake, AutoCar reports that Stroll has put over $2.8 billion AUD into the company.
"It's a huge show of my belief in the company. One doesn't put that money into a business they don't believe in the future of," he said.
"In my other businesses, I've won."
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