“Please Don’t Jump on Our Race Circuits to Protest”: Lewis Hamilton, Known to Stand for a Good Cause, Leaves a Message for British GP Protesters

The British Grand Prix concluded the tenth round of the 2022 Formula 1 championship. The big talkings points of the weekend were the opening lap crash, Carlos Sainz’s maiden win and the protesters that entered on track at Silverstone. Ahead of the event, the Northamptonshire police were provided with the intel about a possible infringement. The protest was against the global oil usage.

Multiple individuals were spotted on the Wellington straight wearing the ‘Stop the Oil Climate’. Homeboy hero Lewis Hamilton took to social media for reacting to the actions of the protesters.

Hamilton shared on his instagram story, “As we’ve seen today, this is a very dangerous sport. I wasn’t aware of the protests today, and while I’ll always support those standing up for what they believe in, it must be done safely. Please don’t jump onto our race circuits to protest, we don’t want to put you in harms way.”

The crash involving Guanyu Zhou brought out the red flag on the opening lap. This provided the local police and marshals with an opportunity to clear out the protesters from the track. Even though the method chosen was not correct by the protesters, they still made their voices heard.

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While Mercedes driver Hamilton endorsed the right to protest, he criticized the method in which it was held. Nothing holds more value than safety, be it inside a F1 car for Zhou or outside for the protesters who put themselves in prospective danger.

F1 Twitter Condemns the Silverstone Protest

The actions of the individuals who opted to breach the barriers and enter the Silverstone circuit received backlash on social media. Although the protesters had the right intention for the global cause, the method chosen to raise their voices was incorrect.

In the past, we have seen several F1 drivers use their platform to raise voices against social issues. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have repeatedly protested on issues like ‘Black lives matter’ and ‘Stop Mining Tar Sands’ respectively.

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It is an integral part for F1 to be conservative towards the environment. The net zero carbon 2030 is an initial step towards this goal, as the pinnacle of motorsport pushes toward being more efficient along with growing larger each year.