Lewis Hamilton to wear rainbow helmet at F1 Qatar Grand Prix
The gestu🌊re is a symbol of the Mercedes driver’s 🐓support for LGBTQ+ rights.
Hamilton previously wore a helmet painted with the rꦅainbow flag when F1 last raced in Qatar two years a𝐆go.
"It's always good and well r💙aising awareness for things, but it’s more about the work that is done in the background and the conversations you c💃ontinue 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 ꦉtry to be positive when w😼e come to these places 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 wh🀅en I do meet people who are incredibly grateful for utilising the platform for something like that so they feel included.
"As a spor𒊎t we have to continue to work on our inclusivity. Diversity continues to be an issue."
The wearing of the rainbow flag to support LGBTQ🌳+ rights was a recent controversy when Qatar hosted the World Cup.
🧸James was a spo♚rts journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
