Lewis Hamilton delivered an impassioned speech on Thursday calling for world peace when discussing Rwanda being awarded a Formula 1 race, stating in no uncertain terms: “Free Congo , free Sudan, free Syria, free Palestine.”

The 41-year-old British driver, who in March called for the people of Africa to “take back” their continent , was again drawn on the subject after Rwanda was last week announced as the host of the African Grand Prix, which will make its F1 debut in the early 2030s.

Hamilton, whose father Anthony is of Afro-Grenadian heritage, has long called for the sport to stage an event in Africa, currently the only habitable continent it does not race in.…