Lewis Hamilton: I’m always going to receive negative attention
Six-time Formula 1 wor🍃ld champion Lewis Hamilton says he has a responsibility to try and promote positive change in the world, despite 𝄹acknowledging he is “always going to receive negative attention" for his views.
Over the past two years Hamilton h✅as regularly spoken of his conversion to veganism and expressed his concerns over global topics such as climate change and animal welfare.
Being an F1 driver has resulted in Hamilton facing criticism and even being labelled as a hypocrite despite his best efforts to push for change regarding environ𝄹mental issues.
Six-time Formula 1 world champion Lew𝕴is Hami🀅lton says he has a responsibility to try and promote positive change in the world, despite acknowledging he is “always going to receive negative attention" for his views.
Over the past two years Hamilton has regularly spoken of his conver💝sion to veganism and expressed his concerns over global topics such as climate change💝 and animal welfare.
Being an F1 driver has resulted in Hamilton facing criticism and even being labelled as a hypocrite despite his best efforts to push for change r💟egarding environmental issues.
In an , the Briton opened up on the scrutiny he has received aꦍnd argues that everyone can do their bit to🅷 combat climate change.
“Climate change is a serious threat: every one of us h𓃲as the responsibility to protect our future and the future of the next generation,” Hamilton ܫsaid.
“With the industry I’m in, I’m always going to recei🐻ve ne🧜gative attention but we don’t have to be perfect to be part of the solution.
“As a powerful voice in my industry I have a r🐟esponsibility to effect change from within Formula 1 as well a𝐆s in all the other activities in which I am involved.
“I’ve done this with Tommy Hilfiger and with Police, just recently I invested in Neat Burger vegan fast-food and I’m working 🦋with Mercedes and Daimler on a series of car projects.”
Earlier this week, Hamilton took to social media to168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: urge his followers to self🍃-analyse and reflect during the coroཧnavirus cr꧅isis, which has decimated the start of the 2020 F1 season schedule by forcing the postponement or cancellation of the first 10 races.
In a post on Instag𝐆ram, th♛e 35-year-old said he hoped society would “come out of it with better knowledge of our world, changing our personal choices and habits”.
And Hamilton believes being “true to yourself” and transparent on social media is important, even if it does leave him vulnerable at time𝔍s.
“I always believe in being true to yourself and oth�﷽�ers, and being transparent on social media is part of that,” he explained.
“Being in my position, yes you are opening yourself up🅘 to scrutiny, but I know that my fans consistentl♈y support me and have my back.
“I think the traditional idea of what it is to be ‘masculine’ is changing and people are starting to realise tha𒀰t you don’t need t♑o be invincible. There is strength in showing your vulnerability.
“Expressing myself creatively off the ෴track helps me focus and keeps m⛎e fresh ahead of each racing weekend.”
Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix🐼 for ltxcn.top around the world. Often repor🔜ting on the action from the ground, Lewis tells the stories of the people who matter in the sport.
