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Photo: Getty Lewis Hamilton, the only Black driver in Formula 1 who often uses his platform to raise awareness for social issues, faced racist attacks online after winning a race on Sunday. At the British Grand Prix, the 36-year-old driver finished in first place after he crashed with competitor Max Verstappen, sending his competitor out of the race and to the hospital. “Today is a reminder of the dangers we face in this sport and we should never take lightly the risks,” Hamiltonwrote on Instagramafter the race....

Lewis Hamilton.Photo: Cass Bird for WSJ. Magazine Lewis Hamilton is reflecting on the risks he’s taken to speak out about issues that matter to him as he’s namedWSJ. Magazine’s first-ever sports innovator for theupcoming Innovator Awards. The 36-year-old says that he knew that in order for his shirt to really make an impact, he needed to take first: “I can’t be second. I’m wearing that shirt; I’ve got to get to first to bring light to her name....

Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Lewis Hamiltonis changing his last name to honor his mother, Carmen Larbalestier. While speaking at the 2022 Dubai Expo ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix that begins this weekend, the British athlete, 37, revealed his decision to incorporate his mother’s maiden name into his own, which he expected would take place “soon,“Sky Sportsreports. “I’m really proud of my family’s name, Hamilton,” he said. “None of you might know that my mum’s name is Larbalestier, and I am just about to put that in my name....

Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty ImagesFormula One driver Nicholas Latifi is responding to the death threats he says he received after crashing during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 12.Latifi, 26, crashed during lap 52 of 58 during the event, bringing out a safety car, which ultimately altered the race, with Max Verstappen winning over favorite Lewis Hamilton, according tothe BBC. Latifi revealed onTwitterTuesday that he has been the subject of online hate and abuse since the crash....

Photo: Alamy Congratulations are in order forLewis Hamilton. Hamilton, who competes in F1 for Mercedes, was given the honor — which recognizes longtime contributions in one’s field — after matching former German race car driverMichael Schumacher’s record for seven F1 championships. Both are now tied for all-time wins in the sport. The driver attended the ceremony with his mother Carmen Larbalestier, who proudly posed alongside him for a photo. Bryn Lennon/Getty Images...

Valtteri Bottas.Photo: Mario Renzi/getty Fans are mooning over F1 race car driver Valtteri Bottas’ new calendar! He added, “Final figures to be calculated in the next days, but we are talking around $150k of funds raised!” Five euros (about $5.46) from each calendar — the initial run of which quickly sold out 10,000 copies — goes to prostate cancer research,Reuters reported. The Alfa Romeo driver got the idea for the pin-up calendar after a photo of his bottom was well-receivedon Instagramin May 2022....

Photo: Peter J Fox/Getty; Valterri Bottas/Instagram Alfa Romeo driverValtteri Bottasis no stranger to baring it all. After scoring six points at the first-ever Miami Grand Prix last Sunday, Bottas took a trip to Aspen, Colorado, to squeeze in some skinny dipping while in the U.S. The 32-year-old posted a picture toInstagramfrom the trip showing him swimming — naked — through a rocky river. The photograph also reveals his bare butt....

Photo: BBC; DIEGO AZUBEL/REX Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton made one fan’s day after sending an F1 race car over to terminally ill 5-year-old Harry Shaw. The boy from Surrey had sent Hamilton a good luck message on Instagram from his hospital bed before Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday in Barcelona,the BBC reported on Sunday. That good luck message resonated with the Formula One driver, who at first had his team send Harry some signed photographs and a Mercedes hat....

Photo: Yuri Kochetkov - Pool/Getty Lewis Hamiltonis not only leading the pack in Formula 1 but also in efforts to recruit science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers of color in England. “I am incredibly proud to be announcing the first partnership from Mission 44 today,” Hamilton said in astatement. “Our work with Teach First is another step towards addressing barriers preventing young Black students' engagement with STEM, as identified in The Hamilton Commission report....

Photo: Cristiano Barni ATPImages/Getty Lewis Hamiltonis looking back at one of the most “traumatizing” periods of his life. During a recent episode ofOn Purpose with Jay Shetty, the 38-year-old Formula 1 star opened up about his childhood and his memories of being bullied as one of the few Black students at his school. “I think for me, school was the most, probably the most traumatizing and most difficult part of my life,” Hamilton, a 7-time F1 champion, told Shetty....

Photo: ROC/Jerry Andre/Hasan Bratic/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Former Formula 1 champion Sebastion Vettel says he will likely not take part in the Russian Grand Prix in September following the country’s military invasion of Ukraine. Vettel, who drivers for Aston Martin, said he was “shocked” after hearing that Russian forces entered Ukraine on Thursday morning, and launched assaults on the country’s cities as they made their way to the capital city of Kyiv....

Photo: Glen E Johnson. Inset: Bryn Lennon/GettyLewis Hamilton is racing out of his $49,500,000 New York City penthouse!The Formula One driver, 36, who will be vying for his eighth World Drivers' Championship title on Sunday, has sold his six-bedroom, eight-bathroom apartment in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood, PEOPLE can confirm. It was listed withNick Gavin of Compass.TheDrive to SurviveNetflix star purchased this unit in the property — a former warehouse built in 1883 — for $43,991,454 back in 2017, property records show, and first tried to sell it in 2019, asking $57,000,000....

Photo: McLaren WhileTom Bradywent viral forthrowing the Lombardi Trophy trophyto a teammate during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl boat parade in February, it wasn’t the first time the seven-time champion has made a tight pass over water. “I wouldn’t say I was beaming with confidence, but I had a bit of confidence when Tom released the ball,” Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo tells PEOPLE of when Brady threw him a passwhile they both stood on separate yachtsoff the shores of Monaco in 2018....