Hamilton famously commented at the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021 that he felt “uncomfortable” being there because of its human rights record.
Asked last weekend if his attitude had changed, Hamilton said: “I don’t really know what to say. My position is still the same as when I spoke here last year.”
With the fate of the Saudi race having hung in the balance last week in the wake of a missile attack on an oil facility near the Jeddah circuit, F1’s drivers came face-to-face with government chiefs amid their discussions about whether or not to continue with the weekend.
And it has emerged that, as part of those meetings, Saudi’s minister of sport, His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, offered Hamilton the chance to sit down and chat about his reservations about competing there.
Speaking about the seven-time champion’s unease about Saudi Arabia, Price Abdulaziz said: “I saw the comments that Lewis had, and that he had issues with some of the things in…
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