Whatever you call him it should include the word talented.
If Stirling Moss can predict he would be world champion it says it all. OK 2nd to a man that took how many years to do it? Close but no cigar maybe but he beat his team mate and had him rattled just by his skill. Some rookie.

AND he's British and proud.

If he wants to be called black - where's the arguement? If he doesn't you got a point, but the man has too much gravitas to be drawn into the fray.