News Details

Hamilton sporting 'powerful' pride-themed lid in Qatar

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton hopes to make a statement this weekend in Qatar, both on and off the track. The Mercedes driver kicked off his day at the Losail International Circuit sporting a striking rainbow motif on his helmet in deference to the LGBTQ+ community. It's of course no coincidence that the seven-time world champion is showcasing this weekend in Qatar his support for members of a minority group who face severe repression in a country where male homosexuality remains illegal and is potentially punishable by death according to sharia law, although there are no known cases in Qatar in which the death penalty was enforced for homosexuality. ©Mercedes Qatar also does...
Full Story »
3y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Qatar Grand Prix: Verstappen vs Hamilton into the...

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen take their title battle into the...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Hamilton makes statement during first free practice in...

Lewis Hamilton is known for his involvement in social issues. Also in...
3y ago from GPBlog.com

Hamilton, Vettel mild on issue of Qatar human rights

Nov.19 Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have issued tempered comments...
3y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Hamilton runs rainbow helmet livery for Qatar GP

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has unveiled a helmet using a rainbow livery for...
3y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Pedro Acosta revels in taking ‘the best result...

Pedro Acosta admitted KTM “achieved the best result possible” after...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Mark Miles teases possible non-championship...

IndyCar is largely considered a North American championship, with races...

IndyCar tire, brake testing completed on IMS oval

IndyCar staged a test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday and...

Enzo Fittipaldi hails ‘productive’ test with Arrow...

Enzo Fittipaldi completed an IndyCar test with Arrow McLaren last week,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'We'll be ready' | Hurzeler prepared for Arsenal...

Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzler says his side will be ready for...
3h ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal challenging big clubs in race to sign...

Arsenal have identified AC Milan prodigy Davide Bartesaghi, who is also...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

And they're off …

' Time now for the racing, and we cross live now to commentator, Bill...
6h ago from Arseblog.com

Report: Arsenal involved in transfer battle with...

A fresh transfer battle is brewing between two European giants, as...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.