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[Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton]

5 years of @mission44, so incredibly proud

[Mission 44 @mission44]

It’s our 5th birthday! 🎉

Five years ago, @LewisHamilton founded Mission 44 with a clear ambition: to help build a fairer, more inclusive future where every young person can thrive.

Since then, we've had the privilege of working alongside incredible young people, partners and communities to turn that ambition into action 💥

From school visits and @F1 track days to meeting with the Prime Minister at @downingstreet, expanding our work internationally, and investing in organisations creating lasting change, every step has been driven by one shared goal: opening doors for young people.

Together, we've reached more than half a million young people around the world, invested over $10 million to drive change, and funded 43 organisations working to break down barriers.

This film celebrates the people, partnerships and moments that have shaped our first five years - and the journey is only just beginning! 🙌

Continue to support our mission and get involved with our work at: https://t.co/I59u9ZV0km

[F1 TROLL @f1trollofficial]

Leclerc and Hamilton after winning a race

[Mahir 🇹🇷🇬🇧 @ScrewderiaF1]

*Hamilton and Antonelli fighting for the win*

Everyone else behind them:

[DJI @DJIGlobal]

DJI Mic Mini 2 puts you right in the driver's seat—every rev, every shift, every heartbeat-racing pull of the throttle.
🎥：albertobasilecreator

[Sam Szuchan @szuchans]

BYD makes 75 percent of its vehicle components in-house. That single fact explains why their cars cost what they cost.

Their own batteries. Their own semiconductors, from a chip subsidiary launched in 2004 that now supplies 40 percent of its chips to external companies as a side business. Their own motors. Their own power electronics.

At their Hefei plant, 1,200 welding robots run a 97 percent automated line. A machine installs all four wheels, screws automatically fed and laser-aligned, in 48 seconds. Another plant produces a body-in-white every 58 seconds.

In the Western automotive supply chain, those margins get distributed across Bosch, Continental, ZF, Magna, Aptiv, Infineon, Mobileye, and hundreds of tier-two suppliers. Each with shareholders, headquarters, R&D budgets, and legal departments. BYD just owns that entire layer.

When UBS engineers tore apart a BYD Seal in 2024, they attributed its cost-effectiveness to vertical integration and the cell-to-pack blade battery design, where cells go directly into the structural floorpan, eliminating modules that legacy battery packs use. Top Gear called the interior genuinely premium, with build quality that feels a match for anything from Japan or Korea.

They couldn't get enough shipping slots for their export volume, so they built their own ships. The BYD Shenzhen: 16 decks, 9,200 vehicles, the largest car carrier ever built by capacity. That is not a flex. That's what vertical integration looks like when there's nothing left to outsource.

[George_TeamLH🇬🇧 @George_Taylor94]

@mercedarri Such a shame there wasn’t a crowd there for LH’s 3-wheel win

Could you I M A G I N E the noise of the crowd as he did that 2/3’s of the lap on three wheels

[Scuderia Ferrari HP @ScuderiaFerrari]

With you every step Lewis ❤️

[Scuderia Ferrari HP @ScuderiaFerrari]

A message from Lewis to you ❤️🇪🇸

[Formula 1 @F1]

To the victor, go the spoils... and Lewis is one popular victor 📲

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Scuderia Ferrari HP @ScuderiaFerrari]

Buongiorno from Maranello! 🇮🇹 🏆

[Formula 1 @F1]

And how fitting that he shared the podium with a driver from each of his former teams 🤝🇬🇧

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Formula 1 @F1]

Lewis Hamilton becomes the first driver in F1 history to win races for McLaren, Mercedes, AND Ferrari 🏆

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Formula 1 @F1]

"Thank you for continuing to remind me who I am" 📻

One fan's shout has stuck with Lewis ever since ❤️

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Formula 1 @F1]

❤️

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Formula 1 @F1]

HE’S DONE IT!!! 🤩

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA GRAND PRIX!!! 🏆🎉

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[The F1 Guy @_abdonn]

@mission44 @LewisHamilton THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
So true