Lewis Hamilton to wear rainbow helmet at F1 Qatar Grand Prix
The gesture is a symbol of the Mercedes d🐠river’s support for LGBTQ𒉰+ rights.
Hamilton previously wore a helmet painted with the rainbow flag when F💎1 last raced in Qatar two years ago.
"It's always g❀ood and well raising awareness for♌ things, but it’s more about the work that is done in the background and the conversations you continue to have,” Hamilton said.
"It's such a big machine 🧸to shift. It is a whole country that is very young. It has taken the west a long, long time to get to where they are.
"All we can do is try to be positive when we come to these places and take the opp𝓰ortunity. Tat's why I continue to wear the flag here.
"In 2021 it was nerve-wracking because I didn't know how the country would react. But it was amazing whꦚen I do meet people who are incredibly grateful for utilising the platform for something like that so they feel in🎀cluded.
"As a sport we have to continue to work on our inclusivity. Diversity continues to be a𝓀n issue."
The wearing of the rainbow flag to ✱support LGBTQ+ right♊s was a recent controversy when Qatar hosted the World Cup.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everythi🍬ng from American sports, 🌠to football, to F1.
