Lewis Hamilton is one of the richest sporting personalities in the world. Throughout his illustrious F1 career, the Briton has garnered an eye-popping net worth of $285 million. His immense wealth allows him to have an armada of expensive vehicles, which is no surprise.

However, he had to cut down his fleet as he got rid of his Bombardier Challenger 605 private jet. The cherry red jet often featured on his social media as Hamilton has to visit 20-21 different countries every year. The custom jet even features a G-LCDH tag, the initials to his full name.

Hamilton has been vocal about environmental concerns and his willingness to live a greener lifestyle. It was these concerns that led the Briton to sell his jet back in February 2019.

He also added that maintaining the jet was a hassle and did not make sense financially. The jet is now owned by Saxon Air, a private jet company in the United Kingdom.

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The jet has also been a point of controversy on multiple occasions for the 7-time world champion in the past.

Lewis Hamilton on his activism for the environment

Lewis Hamilton has been very vocal about the climate change and global warming in recent times. The Brit has taken actions towards living a greener lifestyle. He has turned to a vegan diet and made active efforts to reduce his carbon footprint as well.

Hamilton has continued his efforts to combat climate change and make F1 greener. delving deep into the same, he said, “I’m having conversations, trying to hold people in the sport more accountable. I’m constantly sending emails, I’m constantly on Zoom calls with Formula 1 and challenging them.”

He went on to add, “I think I want to be one of those change-makers. A catalyst for change, I really hope that ten years from now I can look back and say that I maximized my time, and I made the right choices and I really had a positive impact.”

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Other drivers alongside Hamilton such as Sebastian Vettel are massive voices for climate change and making F1 a greener sport. The coming years will hopefully bear the fruit of Hamilton’s efforts.