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Lewis Hamilton donates $500k to Australian bushfire charities

Lewis Hamilton has joined fellow Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo in helping with the effort to tackle bushfires in Australia. The fires are spreading quickly despite the best efforts to contain them, however due to the sheer number and size, it's almost impossible to do so effectively which has led to the deaths of an estimated 1 billion animals and hundreds of billions of insects according to the latest reports. More than 2,000 homes have been destroyed and 24 deaths reported. Several celebrities have made large donations to multiple charities, with the Mercedes driver confirming he would donate $500,000 (£384,000) to Wires Wildlife Rescue and the WWF in...
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