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"My voice wasn't heard": Lewis Hamilton meets Keir Starmer to drive education reform
Lewis Hamilton has met with the UK Prime Minister to discuss education reform, as the seven-time Formula 1 world champion furthers his commitment to his Mission 44 project. Hamilton, who last weekend finished sixth in the Spanish Grand Prix, joined a roundtable with Sir Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson at 10 Downing Street to discuss how the UK government will work to support schools and pupils. It comes after Hamilton launched his own initiative in 2021 to develop a more inclusive future for young people around the world after admitting his own struggles during education. Hamilton launched the charity to help drive change and give access to children to pursue careers in STEM subjects at school and discussed a new framework for schools to increase pupil engagement so more young people are supported to achieve. Hamilton said: 'I struggled in school and never felt like my voice was heard, that's why I know first-hand that ensuring every student feels they belong in school is vital. Mission 44 'I'm grateful that off the back of this meeting, the government has committed to working with Mission 44 to enact change focused on making the education system more inclusive. I'm so proud of how far Mission 44 has come in such a short space of time and the opportunity we have to transform the lives of vulnerable students across the country.' In 2024, Hamilton said he has struggled with mental health issues for most of his life as a consequence of being bullied at school and the pressure of racing. Read Also: Lewis Hamilton claims F1 Spanish GP is "the worst race I've experienced" Lewis Hamilton 'nervous' to show other drivers the 'F1' movie he helped produce In an interview with the Sunday Times, he said: 'When I was in my 20s, I had some really difficult phases. I've struggled with mental health throughout my life. [I've had] depression. From a very early age, when I was, like, 13. I think it was the pressure of the racing and struggling at school. The bullying. I had no one to talk to.' During the F1 Miami GP, it was announced that Hamilton's Mission 44 was partnering with Ferrari title sponsors HP to provide young people in the UK and Miami with access to technology, training, digital skills, and mentorship, including a multi-year partnership to support two Miami-based organisations, which create career pathways and provide workforce development. To read more articles visit our website.
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16-05-2025
- Automotive
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Lewis Hamilton's F1 transition to Ferrari is a work in progress entering Miami Grand Prix
MIAMI GARDENS, FL — Lewis Hamilton's favorite part about joining Ferrari so far? It's easily the Italian food. "I'm trying to stay off the pizzas and the pasta, which I'm not doing very well with. I was there last week and have like three pizzas in two days,' Hamilton said with a laugh during media day May 1 ahead of the 2025 Miami Grand Prix weekend at Miami International Autodrome. Advertisement Hamilton's performance five races into his Ferrari career after leaving Mercedes, however, has been far from a lighthearted or laughing matter for the seven-time Formula 1 champion. More: F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will start earlier in 2025. Here's why. While Hamilton won the first Sprint race of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix March 22, he was disqualified from the the main race due to a technical matter. Hamilton started the year with a 10th place finish in Australia. He finished seventh in Japan, fifth in Bahrain, and seventh again in Saudi Arabia. More concerning, Hamilton has placed behind his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in four of the five races, China being the exception, and he's placed behind both Mercedes drivers — George Russell and Kimi Antonelli — in three races this season. Advertisement More: Lando Norris 'appreciates' McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, feels good about F1 Miami GP It makes you wonder if Hamilton — who has watched Red Bull's Max Verstappen take hold of the sport, winning four consecutive F1 Drivers' Championships after Hamilton's last in 2020 — still has it. Hamilton's elusive eighth title would break a tie with Michael Schumacher for the most all-time in F1. "I try not to really focus on opinions of people that have no insight into actually what is going on – insights from individuals that have never been in my position,' Hamilton said when asked about other's opinions of the state of his career amid his tough start at Ferrari. "So yeah, I just keep my head down and try to continue to enjoy the work that I do with the people I work with." Acclimating to a new car and new team takes time, but Hamilton hopes to make some progress this weekend in Miami after visiting Ferrari's F1 headquarters in Maranello, Italy, last week. Advertisement Still, the pressure is on. He's placed sixth in the previous three Miami races, and it's been nearly a year since his last F1 win. Hamilton stood atop the podium twice last year: He won at his home race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 7, and he won the Belgium Grand Prix July 28. Hamilton inherited the latter victory after finishing second when his former teammate was disqualified from first place because his car did not meet post-race weight requirements. More: F1 Miami Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri leads 7 drivers to watch ahead of 2025 race The two victories ended a winless drought Hamilton experienced during the 2022 and 2023 F1 seasons. He finished in second place eight times during that span. Advertisement Before then, Hamilton was the sport's best driver after championships in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. 'When I joined Mercedes, the first six months were tough getting attuned to working with new people,' Hamilton said. 'Obviously, the engineers I'm working with now are used to setting up a car for a different driver and a different driving style, and I'm used to driving a car with a different driving style. So, it's a combination of a bunch of different things.' Asked to elaborate more specifically, Hamilton said there are 'many things, lots of different things — there's not one particular.' Is there any way Hamilton and Ferrari can shorten their adjustment to each other to less than the six months it took him when he first joined Mercedes in 2013? Advertisement "We're trying to work as hard as we can to shorten that, but it could be longer,' Hamilton said. 'Who knows?' There's a long season ahead — 16 more races this year — to work out their new relationship, but time isn't on 40-year-old Hamilton's side. 'There are things that we've made adjustments to," he said. "We'll see how they work this weekend." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: F1 Miami Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton off to rough start with Ferrari
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05-05-2025
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'Not good teamwork:' Lewis Hamilton slams Ferrari strategy at F1 Miami GP
Motorsport photo Lewis Hamilton called Ferrari out for what he considered poor teamwork as he got stuck behind Charles Leclerc during the Miami Grand Prix. Having started 12th, Hamilton moved through the field and was able to get on the tail of team-mate Leclerc, having stopped for the medium tyres. Advertisement The first hint over team radio that Hamilton was angling to be let through came when he said: 'I'm just burning up my tyres behind him.' However the Ferrari pitwall wanted him to stay put behind Leclerc. 'We want to keep the DRS to Charles,' reported Hamilton's race engineer Riccardo Adami, who had previously had terse exchanges earlier in the season. Hamilton was undeterred, though, as he retorted: 'You want me to sit here for the whole race? "This is not good teamwork, that's all I'm gonna say.' Eventually, Leclerc did let Hamilton through for seventh, but not before the seven-time world champion hit out once again. 'In China I got out the way,' and once he had been informed the cars would swap positions, he added: 'Have a tea break while you're at it.' Advertisement It left Leclerc then complaining of being in dirty air, all the while the team squabbling over the lower points positions as its rivals proved quicker once again. However, with Hamilton unable to chase down the Mercedes of Andrea Kimi Antonelli in sixth, Ferrari made the call to swap the positions back later in the race. The Briton clearly remained unhappy as, when told Carlos Sainz was now 1.7 seconds behind in the Williams, he chirped back: 'Do you want me to let him past as well?' Hamilton finished third in Saturday's sprint race but the Ferrari pair ended up battling with Williams for much of the grand prix itself. 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Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images The McLaren team celebrate victory The McLaren team celebrate victory Steven Tee / Motorsport Images Steven Tee / Motorsport Images Oscar Piastri, McLaren Oscar Piastri, McLaren Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images To read more articles visit our website.
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05-05-2025
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Oscar Piastri's little dance was a lost bet against NFL player Justin Jefferson
Oscar Piastri proved he's a man of his word when he did the 'griddy' dance after winning the Miami Grand Prix. The Australian, who took home his third consecutive victory and widened his championship lead over teammate Lando Norris, made a bet with Minnesota Vikings wide receiver, Justin Jefferson earlier in the week. 'It was an attempt at a griddy. As you can tell, poorly executed,' he told reporters after doing the viral dance move in parc fermé. 'I met Justin Jefferson on Thursday who has essentially made the griddy world famous and I stupidly made a bet with him that if I won the race I'd do one for him,' Piastri explained. After qualifying fourth, the 24-year-old didn't expect to be standing on the top step of the podium, so he didn't practice the dance. 'After qualifying yesterday ... I thought that it was definitely not going to be needed,' he said. 'So that was my first attempt at a griddy live on world TV. I stayed true to the bet but that's the one and only time you're doing to see me doing that.' Advertisement Jefferson was quick to react to the clip of Piastri doing the dance move, writing on X, 'OSCARRRRRR!!! LETS GOOOOO.' It comes a couple of days after the NFL player visited Hard Rock Stadium, and did a hot lap with the McLaren driver. "No one has ever done it in racing. You'll be the first one,' Jefferson said after teaching Piastri his infamous post-touchdown celebration. "Well if I do it this weekend, I'll do it for you," Piastri replied. Read Also: Miami GP winner Oscar Piastri outshines team-mate Lando Norris in F1 2025 title fight F1 Miami GP: Dominant Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris in another McLaren 1-2 Lando Norris says he "can't win' no matter how he fights Max Verstappen To read more articles visit our website.
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03-05-2025
- Automotive
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Lewis Hamilton's F1 transition to Ferrari is a work in progress entering Miami Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton's F1 transition to Ferrari is a work in progress entering Miami Grand Prix Show Caption Hide Caption 'F1': See new trailer with Brad Pitt ripping around a racetrack Watch the new trailer for "F1," with Brad Pitt ripping around in a very fast Formula 1 car. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Lewis Hamilton's favorite part about joining Ferrari so far? It's easily the Italian food. "I'm trying to stay off the pizzas and the pasta, which I'm not doing very well with. I was there last week and have like three pizzas in two days,' Hamilton said with a laugh during a media day Thursday ahead of the 2025 Miami Grand Prix weekend at Miami International Autodrome. Hamilton's performance five races into his Ferrari career after leaving Mercedes, however, has been far from a lighthearted or laughing matter for the seven-time F1 champion. More: F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will start earlier in 2025. Here's why. While Hamilton won the first Sprint race of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix March 22, he was disqualified from the the main race due to a technical matter. Hamilton started the year with a 10th place finish in Australia. He finished seventh in Japan, fifth in Bahrain, and seventh again in Saudi Arabia. More concerning, Hamilton has placed behind his Ferrari teammate Charles LeClare in four of the five races, China being the exception, and he's placed behind both Mercedes drivers — George Russell and Kimi Antonelli — in three races this season. More: Lando Norris 'appreciates' McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, feels good about F1 Miami GP It makes you wonder if Hamilton — who has watched Red Bull's Max Verstappen take hold of the sport, winning four consecutive F1 Drivers' Championships after Hamilton's last in 2020 — still has it. Hamilton's elusive eighth title would break a tie with Michael Schumacher for the most all-time in F1. "I try not to really focus on opinions of people that have no insight into actually what is going on – insights from individuals that have never been in my position,' Hamilton said when asked about other's opinions of the state of his career amid his tough start at Ferrari. "So yeah, I just keep my head down and try to continue to enjoy the work that I do with the people I work with." Acclimating to a new car and new team takes time, but Hamilton ould makes some progress this week in Miami after visiting Ferrari's F1 headquarters in Maranello, Italy last week. Still, the pressure is on. He's placed sixth in the previous three Miami races, and it's been nearly a year since his last F1 win. Hamilton stood atop the podium twice last year: He won at his home race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 7, and he won the Belgium Grand Prix July 28. Hamilton inherited the latter victory after finishing second when his former teammate was disqualified from first place because his car did not meet post-race weight requirements. More: F1 Miami Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri leads 7 drivers to watch ahead of 2025 race The two victories ended a winless drought Hamilton experienced during the 2022 and 2023 F1 seasons. He finished in second place eight times during that span. Before then, Hamilton was the sport's best driver after championships in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. 'When I joined Mercedes, the first six months were tough getting attuned to working with new people,' Hamilton said. 'Obviously, the engineers I'm working with now are used to setting up a car for a different driver and a different driving style, and I'm used to driving a car with a different driving style. So, it's a combination of a bunch of different things.' Asked to elaborate more specifically, Hamilton said there are 'many things, lots of different things — there's not one particular.' Is there any way Hamilton and Ferrari can shorten their adjustment to each other to less than the six months it took him when he first joined Mercedes in 2013? "We're trying to work as hard as we can to shorten that, but it could be longer,' Hamilton said. 'Who knows?' There's a long season ahead — 16 more races this year — to work out their new relationship, but time isn't on 40-year-old Hamilton's side. 'There are things that we've made adjustments to," he said. "We'll see how they work this weekend."
