"Gala fine will help disadvantaged youth," Lewis Hamilton told reporters ahead of the start of the season for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

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Hamilton told reporters before the start of the season for the Bahrain Grand Prix that "there will be some sort of penalty in relation to the gala, but we have worked together to ensure that the money goes towards youth from disadvantaged backgrounds coming to motorsport." will be imposed."

He set up a commission in 2020 and last year made a personal pledge of £20 million ($26.25 million) to a new Mission 44 Foundation supporting underrepresented youth in the UK.