Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton hopes the ongoing coronavirus pandemic can help humankin𝕴d “change for the betteꦛr”.

More than 900,000 cases of COVID𝄹-19 have now been confirmed worldwide, with over 45,000 deaths being reco🍌rded as of Wednesday.

Countries acros💝s the globe are tightening measures to try and slow the spread of the disease, which has a🐼lso wreaked havoc on major sporting events including delaying the start of the 2020 F1 season.

A direct consequence of the coronavirus crisis and subsequent lockdown measures imposed has resulted in air pollution levels starting to fall in many major cities around th🉐e world, including in the UK.

Hamilton posted a number of images on his Instagram story highlighting the lower leve🅷ls of pollution, before sharing a thought-provoking﷽ message.

“It’s crazy that the world has come to🎶 a halt and we are seeing skies💜 clear up,” Hamilton wrote.

“Who knows why this is all happening ri🎀ght now but so much to think about for all of us. In 1900 there were less than 2 billion people and now we are at 7.7 billion and increasing 140 million a year.

“All these stats are mind blowing for me. We’ve just💙 got out ♍of control as a race.

“What’s even more crazy is, in this sad time where we are seeing deaths of over 40,000 fr♛om this virus, around 57 million people die every year according to statistics.ꦦ That would mean more than a 150,000 people die everyday worldwide.

“We have so much changing to do, to our habits, decisions we take, how we consume, all sorts. How can we truly ch꧂ange as a human race when we’re so stuck in ✅our ways?

“Hopefully this glo🥂bal pandemic can he🐻lp us all change for the better”.