Lewis Hamilton opens up on how he deals with abuse & shares his advice

Lewis Hamilton has sat down with Sky Sports F1 ahead of the British Grand Prix this weekend at Silverstone and he has responded to the abhorrent Nelson Piquet comments.

Piquet used racially derogative language when referring to Hamilton in a podcast last year, with the majority of the Formula One grid speaking out in defence of the seven-time world champion.

Hamilton himself also shared his views on Twitter, but has since gone in depth on the problems he’s faced and why he feels he can make a difference.

This was released after Mercedes launched their Ignite Partnership which is designed to boost diversity and inclusion in motorsport.

When asked about how he deals with the disgusting abuse received, he responded as eloquently as you would imagine, saying: “It saddens me to think that we still live in a time where so many of us face this, but it takes a long time to change.

“If you look back in history, look at Martin Luther King and the things he was doing back then and we’re still fighting things like that today and it’ll continue.

“I read a really cool book called ‘The Four Agreements’ and one of the agreements was that to not take things personally, so things I tried not to do, like I don’t really read what’s online, in my space obviously there’s things being written but I try not to read things said online, I try not to give it energy.

“I feel like I’m living my purpose, it’s tough, but I was built to be able to withstand this, I’ve always wondered why I’m the only black driver that’s come through, like why me? Not only that, I’m at the front and for a long long time I never really fully understood it, but I really fell into my calling in 2020.

“That’s why I started Mission 44 and I’m working with the team with