Lewis Hamilton visits aid organisations on the border with the Gaza Strip

Just two days after the São Paulo Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton travelled to the border with the Gaza Strip to find out about the humanitarian aid efforts on the ground

Two days after the São Paulo Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton visited the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip to gain a first-hand insight into the humanitarian aid efforts for the people in the Palestinian territory.

The seven-time Formula 1 world champion arrived in El-Arish on the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday. He was met at the airport by Khaled Megawer, the governor of the North Sinai region.

According to the Reuters news agency, citing local authorities, Hamilton visited the Rafah border crossing as well as the Egyptian Red Crescent’s storage and logistics facilities in El-Arish. During his visit, he was briefed on how aid deliveries are organised and prepared for onward transport to the Gaza Strip.

The Rafah border crossing is one of the few access routes through which humanitarian aid can reach the area. As reported by The National, Hamilton saw numerous lorries on site, loaded with aid supplies and waiting to continue their journey. The Israeli military, which controls the Palestinian side of the border crossing, has restricted the deliveries and, at times, halted them completely.

At the time of publication, Hamilton himself had not yet commented publicly on his visit. However, this is not the first time the Ferrari driver has personally sought to learn about the humanitarian situation and the work of aid organisations.

Last December, Hamilton travelled to Jordan with the British Red Cross. There, he met staff from the Red Crescent who were preparing aid consignments for the Gaza Strip and visited a hospital where children evacuated from the war zone were being treated. He also supported the aid organisation’s appeal for donations for Gaza with a donation of his own.

” “I saw the great care taken in preparing every single box and parcel, and how the teams are working round the clock to get the aid to the people who need it most,” Hamilton explained at the time.

“But it is painfully obvious that these few aid deliveries are nowhere near enough. The people of Gaza urgently need sustained, unhindered access to life-saving humanitarian aid and essential medical care.”

Even during the current Formula 1 season, Hamilton has repeatedly spoken out on international conflicts and humanitarian crises. When asked last month in Austin about Formula 1’s plans to hold a race in Rwanda in the future, he made it clear how important peace and the end of armed conflicts are to him.

” “I think we need to ensure that we are committed to liberating the Congo, liberating Sudan, liberating Syria and liberating Palestine,” said Hamilton. “I hope that we will eventually reach a point where there is significantly more peace.”

Hamilton’s visit to Egypt follows a difficult weekend of racing in Brazil. At Interlagos, the Briton contested his 400th Grand Prix, but after spinning off the track as the rain returned in the closing stages, he could not finish higher than ninth.

In the 2026 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship, Hamilton currently lies in fourth place, just one point behind his former Mercedes team-mate George Russell.

Hamilton will make his next Formula 1 appearance at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, before the premier class travels to the Middle East for the final two races of the season. With plans for a race at Imola now scrapped, the two remaining Grands Prix are set to go ahead as scheduled.