Lewis Hamilton said he was “very moved” to learn Bahraini prisoners have begun showing their support for him in response to his stance on human rights.
Since 2020, Hamilton has become increasingly outspoken on the subject, calling on F1 not to ignore the “massive problem” of human rights in some countries it visits. He has received letters from human rights groups in Bahrain.
This week reports emerged that inmates in Bahraini jails, described as political prisoners and prisoners of conscience by human rights groups, have added Hamilton’s number 44 to their uniform in recognition of his public comments on human rights.
“When I did see the story on that I was very moved,” said Hamilton in yesterday’s FIA press conference at Bahrain International Circuit.
“I never in a million years thought that I would ever be able to have that sort of impact on people, particularly in those positions with just some of them with some incredible stories fighting against a difficult…