Lewis Hamilton F1 News: Star driver sends powerful message with pride-themed helmet

Lewis Hamilton brought back a special helmet design with a powerful message to the Spanish Grand Prix.

The 39-year-old endured a difficult start to the 2024 season as he once again struggled with his Mercedes machines and was surpassed by his teammate George Russell.

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Following improvements to the front wing in Montreal, the Silver Arrows recorded their best result of the seasonwith Hamilton finishing fourth while Russell achieved the team’s first podium of the season in third, having taken pole the day before.

The seven-time world champion will leave Mercedes at the end of the season and make his sensational stint at Ferrari in 2025 on a multi-year contract.

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Hamilton sports rainbow helmet in Barcelona

In Barcelona, ​​Mercedes continues its momentum from Canada and shows a solid pace, with Hamilton leads FP2 times.

The Briton lined up his car in third position for the racethree tenths behind polesitter Lando Norris, with Russell fourth, making only the second time this season that Hamilton has outqualified his teammate.

And for the weekend in Spain, the 39-year-old brought back his rainbow helmet in support of the LGBTQ+ community.

With June being Pride Month, Hamilton sports the traditional colors of the six-striped Pride flag on the top of his helmet, with the slogan “Love is Love” superimposed.

This is not the first time that the Briton has displayed the rainbow look on the track, as he has been spreading the message since November 2021, when he sported this design during the first Qatar Grand Prix, with the phrase “We Stand Together.” written on his helmet.

After winning that race at Losail, Hamilton then retained the design for subsequent races in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, as well as in Bahrain at the start of last season.

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