Lewis Hamilton Concerned about Capacity Crowds Returning to Silverstone in July

The British government on Thursday announced that it was giving the go-ahead for the British Grand Prix on July 18 at Silverstone to take place in front of a capacity crowd of 140,000 spectators.

Lewis Hamilton is not so sure that’s a great idea.

“I’m kind of split,” Hamilton said during media video conference on Thursday in Austria. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to see the people and especially the British crowd because it is the best crowd of the whole year. Last year, we didn’t have them, so to be able to see them and feel the energy that they bring to a weekend.

“On the second, obviously because I watch the news, so I hear about the (COVID-19) cases going up massively in the U.K. So, on that side I worry for people, naturally.”