Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton h😼as compared life in lockdown to ♈the situation animals face while trapped in captivity and urged his followers to boycott zoos and circuses.

The six-time world champion drew the comparison amid the United Kingdom’s current period of lockdown and strict social distancing measures enforced due to the 💮ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In a story post on his Instagram account, Hamilton shared images of a panda in a zoo enclosure and🌃 asked his 14.9million followers to consider h༺ow animals feel in captivity.

“If you are home on lockdown, perhaps you can feel a little of what the anꦫimals in captivity go through everyday, their entires lives stopped from them,” he said.

“In future, please don’t go to 🦄any zoos or circuses because this is what our money goes 𒈔to supporting. #nomorezoos #freedom.”

Hamilton is often outspoken in his views and has regularly been an advocate for positive change and pushed the benefits of a plant-based diet, as well as sharing his conဣcerns about animal welfare and the environment.

The 35-year-old Briton visited the Wires Wildlife Rescue centre in Austౠralia at the start of March to💜 help raise awareness following the deadly bushfires which recently ravaged Australia.