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Hamilton calls for freedom for Palestine, Sudan, Syria and Congo
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton called for freedom for Congo, Sudan, Syria and Palestine at a press conference ahead of the United States Grand Prix in Austin. He made the statement amid plans to hold a Grand Prix in Rwanda.
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton called for freedom for Congo, Sudan, Syria and Palestine at a press conference ahead of the United States Grand Prix in Austin. “I think we should do everything we can to free Congo, free Sudan, free Syria and free Palestine,” said the Ferrari driver, according to the FIA transcript.
Grand Prix in Rwanda
The statement came in response to a question about Formula 1’s return to Africa. The championship has signed a 10-year agreement to hold a Grand Prix in Rwanda starting in the early 2030s. Human rights advocates have criticized the choice: the Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels in the east of the country, while Kigali rejects the allegations.
“Of course, I don’t choose where we go, and there are problems all over the world today,” Hamilton said, emphasizing that traveling to a country does not mean turning a blind eye to what is happening there. He expressed hope that more people would learn about what is happening in the region and what has happened there over the centuries.
According to the 41-year-old Briton, he had spent years pushing for a race to be held in Africa, including in conversations with Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and the leaders of several African states. Hamilton believes that many of the continent’s problems are still the result of colonialism and Western intervention. Formula 1 last raced in Africa in 1993 at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa.
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