Hamilton flew to Egypt's North Sinai two days after his 400th career start in Brazil, touring the Rafah border crossing and Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses in El Arish. He watched aid lorries stacked at the checkpoint — one of the only ways supplies reach Gaza, where Israeli military control has restricted and at times halted the flow entirely.

It's his second relief visit in a year. Last December he went to Jordan with the British Red Cross, meeting teams preparing Gaza-bound aid and cutting a check to the appeal. He hasn't gone quiet since: asked in Austin about F1's Rwanda plans, Hamilton said the sport should "push to free Congo, free Sudan, free Syria, free Palestine."

The activism plays out as his season stumbles. He spun in the Interlagos rain and limped to ninth, dropping to fourth in the standings, one point behind former teammate Russell. Vegas is next, then two Middle East rounds to close it out.

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