Lewis Hamilton to wear rainbow helmet at F1 Qatar Grand Prix
The gesture is a symbol of the Mercedes driver’s supꦇport for LGBTQ+ rights.
Hamilton previously wore a helmet painted with the rainbow flag when F1 🌜last raced in Qatar two years ago.
"It's always good and well raising awareness for things, but it’✨s more a൩bout 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, 𝔍long time to get to where they are.
"All we can do is try to be positive when we come to these place🤪s and take the opportunity. 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 when I do meet people who are incredibly grateful for utilising the platform for൩ something like that so they feel included.
"A♍s a sport we have to continue to work on our in🐎clusivity. Diversity continues to be an issue."
The weari𓆉ng of the rainbow flag to support LGBTQ+ rights was a recent controversy when Qatar hosted the World Cup.
James ꧃was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everyth🥃ing from American sports, to football, to F1.
