Bojan Vrbnjak
It's last December Lewis Hamilton received a letter that left a deep impression on him. The letter was from the son of a man to whom in Bahrain threatens death penalty. But Hamilton at the time he was unable to arrange any meetings to help as he was positive for a coronavirus test and was in quarantine.
Seven-time world champion was very emotional when on FIA press conference GP Bahrain narrated: “I was very affected and this was the first time I had received such a letter on my travels. Because of this, I’ve taken the time over the past few months to continue my education because all the years before I came here, I didn’t know much about human rights issues."
"I talked to experts and exchanged views with organizations like Amnesty International,”Admitted the star of the team Mercedes. "I also met the British Ambassador to Bahrain and talked to government officials. However, I do not want to talk much about this so as not to jeopardize the success of these talks. But I help in every way I can.“Otherwise, it is not in his power to decide for himself where the races will take place, but it is important to make a statement, adds the 36-year-old Briton. “I don't think we should go to these countries and just ignore what's going on in these places,”He explains Hamilton.
Hamilton will be kneeling again this year
Lewis Hamilton joined the movement last year Black Lives Matter and took his stand against inequality. V Bahrain he said it was very important to him that he was knelt down before each race. “I will continue to kneel and if young people also kneel, they will ask their parents or teachers why they are kneeling. It’s an awkward topic, but parents will be educated about it.He wants to kneel Hamilton black communities show that he is on their side. “It seems stronger to me not to be silent than some would like. Human rights should not be political. Everyone deserves equal rights."
With press conference they asked him what he would do if he had three wishes"I already have everything I want, and then I want equality so that there is no hunger and thirdly, to save the world in some way." Hamilton in addition to its own efforts, it also expects a lot from Formula 1 in general. “With Formula 1, we attend all kinds of wonderful cultures. Formula 1 has to do more than just get into the country, have a nice time and then leave again."
