The only black driver in the history of the F1 World Championship, Hamilton has voiced his voice on ongoing worldwide activism against racial injustice, calling on those involved in motorsports to help increase diversity. in the industry.
Hamilton has unveiled his updated helmet design, which changes to a black base, as he had originally planned a white and purple concept.
Lewis Hamilton, detail of the Mercedes AMG F1 helmet
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Mercedes announced Monday that it will change the color of its car from silver to black for the 2020 season as part of its anti-racism message, and will also alter driver suits for Hamilton and teammate Valtteri Bottas.
The new design maintains the purple stripes and includes a series of messages including the Black Lives Matter logo and messages.
Hamilton’s traditional catchphrase ‘Still I Rise’ on the back of the helmet has also been changed to ‘Still We Rise’.
“The reason why my helmet has changed color, the suit and the car too, is all for equality above all, and it really continues to solidify that message,” Hamilton explained. “Currently we have the microphone and people are beginning to listen. We have the opportunity to push that message and hold people accountable.
“The brands and the Formula 1 teams, everyone here must be responsible and be open to educate themselves, be open to understand why the movement is happening and why throughout the world we must continue to press for equality.
“Because it is not good enough. Even if someone tells you that we have been doing something or that we have been trying, they must try harder, because it is still a big problem that the world is fighting, 60 years after Martin Luther King was fighting for it.
“That’s what it’s about. I kept the purple of what I was planning to start this season, it’s my favorite color, and yes, I hope you see it when it’s in the car. “
Hamilton will make his first appearance with the new helmet design at the opening of free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday in Spielberg.
Bottas has also changed the design of his helmet before the start of the season, adding a ‘Stronger Together’ message on the back and a series of joined hands.
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