Lewis Hamilton makes a statement in Bahrain and gets jewellery exemption

British driver wears helmet decorated with a rainbow Alonso first in practice ahead of Verstappen and Pérez Lewis Hamilton made a statement of his own as the new season began with practice in Bahrain, wearing a helmet decorated with a rainbow in support of LGBTQ+ rights in the region. The British driver had made clear on Thursday his belief that F1 was responsible to make a positive impact and raise awareness of issues in the countries it visits. The helmet did not breach the FIA's rules on dri...