The parliamentarian who awarded the honor said the British driver was proud of the colors of the Brazilian flag by winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in 2021.
This was confirmed by the United Kingdom Embassy in Brazil and the House of Representatives Lewis Hamilton will be in Brasilia to receive the Honorary Citizen On the seventh of November. After that, the seven-time world champion will compete in the Interlagos GP from day 11. The information was initially published by “CNN Brasil”.
Confirmation was confirmed on Tuesday by the office of Federal Deputy Andre Figueiredo (PDT-CE), author of the Mercedes driver honor award project. The congressman justified that Hamilton’s relationship with Brazil and the gesture the driver made in the 2021 Sao Paulo GP, when Hamilton imitated Ayrton Senna and went on a trip at Interlagos with the Brazilian flag, were important reasons for the honor being awarded.
Unfortunately, Brazil in recent years, which has been through a prolonged crisis, mourning the deaths of hundreds of thousands of lives due to the Covid-19 outbreak, has no good reason to celebrate national pride. That’s why Hamilton’s gesture was important. These colors represent the entirety of the Brazilian people. Our colors and our flags unite us and represent us in the world. We are a nation of green and yellow, regardless of our differences and diversity – the vicar wrote, in justification of tribute.
The pilot posted a post on his Instagram profile thanking him for this honor. Hamilton revealed on Tuesday that he is already traveling to Brazil.
– silent. I got honorary citizenship in one of my favorite places in the world. I really have no words now. Thank you, Brazil, I love you and can’t wait to see you again – he wrote.
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