Hamilton uses his platform to raise awareness: 'We must protect them'
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Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
During the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Lewis Hamilton continues to speak out on global issues as well. The Briton has advocated for a Greenpeace UK petition on social media.
After completing the first two sessions of the weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Hamilton shared a post on social media in regard to overfishing in the United Kingdom.
The seven-time world champion shared the petition of Greenpeace UK to the British government in an Instagram story, and wrote that he has already signed it.
"Signed this petition today, I invite you to do the same. Our oceans are so so important, our governments must protect them."
'I hope there’s peace': Hamilton wants F1’s planned Qatar and Abu Dhabi races to go ahead
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The seven-time world champion also hopes that the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix can still be contested this year, after Formula 1 could not visit Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April.
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"I don’t know everything that’s going on in Qatar and Abu Dhabi and how that would work out," the Ferrari driver explained. "Nobody seems to mention we were just in Azerbaijan, which is right next to Iran."
For Hamilton, the overriding hope is that the planned Middle Eastern events can take place safely and that peace can be restored.
"I mean, I hope that we can [race in the Middle East]. I hope that there’s peace and that we can go to those last two because they’re beautiful. At least, you know, particularly Abu Dhabi, I really like," he concluded.
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Hamilton's first day in Malaysia
After the conclusion of the Friday in Sepang, the Ferrari driver said: "It was a challenging day overall, with very little grip available on track. Finding the right balance wasn’t easy but that appeared to be a common theme across the field.
"Throughout the sessions we explored a couple of different set-up directions, and now the focus is on understanding the data and identifying the right compromise. We don’t seem too far off the pace but we know there’s still work to do to put the car in a better place for tomorrow."
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
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1 | MercedesMER | 302 | |
2 | MercedesMER | 236 | |
3 | FerrariFER | 199 | |
4 | McLarenMCL | 186 | |
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