Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One champion, will wear his intersex-inclusive Progress Pride flag helmet at next month’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Despite the chaos, the British driver secured a remarkable victory at the debut Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday (5 December) while wearing his intersex-inclusive Progress Pride flag helmet. But they are limited in the extent of modifications they can make this year, and substantial philosophical changes will have to wait until next year. 'We are not going to throw in white towel' - Wolff Before the final climax, Verstappen had dispensed with an early challenge from Mercedes' George Russell and Hamilton to dominate the race.

Aston Martin have done so with great effect to start the season with the second-fastest race car after finishing seventh in the championship last year.Russell retired from fourth place a few laps after the restart with an engine failure - a weekend that had started with a superb second place on the grid ending in frustration. Hamilton, who was talking to the latest edition of BBC Radio 5 Live's Chequered Flag podcast, said he still believed Mercedes could return to the front at some point.

I believe everyone should have equal rights, freedom of speech, freedom of movement,” Hamilton said. “And there’s places where that’s not allowed.” A more mature, complete driver now, Verstappen’s youthful excesses have been largely curbed and his judgement is more circumspect although he remains an aggressively confrontational driver, uncompromising with his elbows as Hamilton discovered this season. The timing of the incident meant that, according to the rules, there would be two racing laps after the restart.As F1 pitches up in the Middle East, the auto racing tournament has faced severe scrutiny among human rights activists. F1 has attracted considerable criticism for racing in Saudi Arabia and Hamilton, who has been a strident supporter of equality and diversity, admitted he did not feel at ease with the regime.

The Dutchman made his second poor start of the weekend. He lost places to both Mercedes at the first start, and was challenged by third-placed Alonso at the second, but once up and running was in a class of his own.Under FIA regulations, the finishing positions were taken from the last restart, with the cars then having to complete a final lap behind the safety car. Gasly went with the Ferrari and was on course to take fifth in an impressive performance for the French team before the late drama. Verstappen now leads the drivers' title by 15 points Verstappen in cruise control