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Ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton talked about the letters he has been receiving from the people of Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
Hamilton, who has been very involved in human rights issues in 2020, has been receiving letters from activists in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi, asking him meet with them, wear T-shirts with a message of support and help in their causes.
While being in isolation due to COVID-19, the Briton says he had more time to read through all of the letters.
“I have of course had more time to read them,” said Hamilton.
“Ultimately, it isn’t necessarily my responsibility to speak out on the places that I don’t know everything about, but I think we together always have to work to push for change and improvements.
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“I think the saddest thing for me was that there is a young man on death row and it’s not clear…when his son writes me a letter, that really hits home.
“All lives matter! I think there’s definitely work to be done in the background. I definitely won’t let it go unnoticed.
“When I get some time now, I will definitely try and speak to those [people] and see how I can positively impact that weekend as a sport, moving forwards.”
