“Nothing can get in your way except yourself”: Lewis Hamilton imparts some advice to young karting fans ahead of Japanese GP 2022
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has mentioned time and time again that he is on a mission to increase inclusivity in motorsports by his activism and philanthropy. The Briton has given account of the various times when he was subjected to discrimination due to his ethnicity as he is a Black racer in a white-dominated sport. And he does not want any budding racer to come across such experiences.
In an attempt to promote participation in motorsports amongst interested youngsters, Lewis Hamilton has established several funds, and he has also started the Lewis Hamilton Foundation. Thus, the contributions of the 37-year-old go way beyond simply winning races and breaking records–he wants to welcome the future of Formula 1 by nurturing young minds. And he gave proof of that as he walked into a meeting of some karting fans to share some words of advice with them.
The children also had a fun session with Lewis as they raced some remote-controlled cars together. Fans gushed over the kind gesture that Lewis Hamilton showed as he greeted the youngsters and inspired them to get into racing.
Lewis Hamilton visits young karting enthusiasts and interacts with them
Lewis Hamilton is known for his campaigns to welcome new talent into motorsports, despite all the social barriers such as racism, sexism, etc. To take his initiative further, he visited a group of young karting fans to speak to them about their racing aspirations. During the meet, he told them, “There’s nothing that can really get in your way except yourself, of course there are barriers and thats what we’re trying to change.“
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Here is what the fans said about Sky Sports’ post covering the moment when Lewis made the surprise appearance in front of the children–
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In other news, Lewis Hamilton admitted that he did not get his expected results in the Singapore Grand Prix which was held last week. According to him, Singapore was Mercedes’ best chance to score a race win, but unfortunately, Sergio Perez took the victory after a brilliant performance. Now, with only five races left in the calendar, Lewis Hamilton is looking forward to scoring as many points as he can to end the season on a high.
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