Russell Brand has defended Lewis Hamilton against comments calling him a hypocrite.

In a recent Instagram Story, Hamilton wrote about the climate crisis. He said, Im sad right now with the thought about where this world is going, and asked his friends and followers to give up meat and dairy to go vegan.

He said,it is the only way to save our planet today.

However, Hamilton drives racing cars for a living, and Formula One is an industry that, as a whole, is a while away from becoming carbon neutral.

Hamilton has said he plans to be carbon neutral himself by the end of the year, but the nature of his sport prompted many to speak up and label the athlete a hypocrite.

In Brands view, whether or not Hamilton is hypocritical is irrelevant because most of us are. Hes trying to communicate, said Brand in a new YouTube video.Why wouldnt he communicate?

It really just highlights the impotence that we all share,he continued. Operating within systems and cultures that, in a sense, yield continually to the invisible power of commerce.The comedian and podcast host added, none of us can make a significant difference as individuals.

But that doesnt mean we shouldnt try. Its great sentiment to do those things, he adds. Brand himself follows a plant-based diet. He has been a vegetarian since he was 14 and an on-off vegan since 2011.

In Brands view, real change will only happen at the level of global regulation. Countries will have to pass laws against using single-use plastic or fuels that harm the planet.

He believes its the current system that makes people unable to see Hamiltons point of view.

We can all see armageddon, we can all see the apocalypse, but we cant see Lewis Hamiltons carbon-neutral, vegan, wonderland. Because its very difficult to envisage that when our current systems seem so immobile, he said.

He added, Lewis Hamilton is doing his best. Hes alright. I met him before a couple of times and hes a nice bloke.

In his view, accusations of hypocrisy are a way of trying to exclude a person from a conversation. He said, if the price of entry to the public debate is personal perfection, then were [expletive].

The price should be a shared aspiration to improve the world, he added. To create a better collective, to create ideals for us to move towards being forgiving towards one another when we inevitably slip.

Surely thats what we should be doing instead of condemning individuals, he continued.

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Russell Brand has spoken up for Lewis Hamilton amidst backlash calling him a hypocrite. The Formula One driver recently asked his followers to go vegan to save the planet.

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