Lewis Hamilton was joined by eleven other Formula One drivers to kneel in support of Black Lives Matter before the Styrian Grand Prix A handful of drivers chose to stay standing again though not all the drivers were able to make the grid in time during what was a very short pre-race demonstration before the Austrian … Read more
Bernie Ecclestone has said Formula 1 is ‘open to anyone’ after Lewis Hamilton called him ‘ignorant’ for suggesting the issue of racism was being ‘overblown’. The business mogul, 89, appeared on This Morning on Friday with his wife Fabiana, 44, after being publicly condemned for claiming ‘a lot more black people were more racist than … Read more
More Formula One drivers are expected to refuse to take the knee at this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix in Austria as part of a Black Lives Matter anti-racism demonstration. Six drivers, including Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, from the Netherlands, and 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland were among those who refused to kneel, … Read more
More Formula One drivers are expected to refuse to take the knee at this weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix in Austria as part of a Black Lives Matter anti-racism demonstration. Six drivers, including Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, from the Netherlands, and 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland were among those who refused to kneel, … Read more
Daniel Ricciardo has defended the decision made by six Formula One drivers who refused to take a knee during a Black Lives Matter anti-racism demonstration. Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles LeClerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen from the Netherlands and 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland, were among those who refused to kneel, moments before the season opening Austrian … Read more
Lewis Hamilton tells his fellow Formula 1 drivers that if they stay silent on their opposition to racial injustice, they’re ‘complicit’ in racism F1 legend Lewis Hamilton is set to take part in the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday He warned his competitors they are complicit in racism if they stay silent on it Six-time … Read more
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed Lewis Hamilton has not spoken to him since his controversial comments on racism but admitted he is set to go into business with the driver’s father. Ecclestone was publicly condemned by Hamilton, 35, after the Formula One mogul claimed, ‘a lot more black people were more racist than white people.’ The … Read more
Lewis Hamilton will race in an all-black Mercedes to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement when the Formula One season finally begins this week. The reigning world champion has been outspoken about the lack of diversity in the sport and last month hit out his fellow drivers for ‘staying silent’ in the wake … Read more
Lewis Hamilton has called former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone ‘ignorant and uneducated’ after a controversial interview in which he said ‘black people are more racist than white people’. The 35 -year-old posted on Instagram: ‘So sad and disappointing to read these comments. ‘Bernie is out of the sport and a different generation but this is exactly … Read more
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says ‘black people are more racist than white people’ and was ‘surprised’ that taunts from fans in blackface upset Lewis Hamilton Bernie Ecclestone, 89, says he’s ‘surprised’ Lewis Hamilton was upset by racism The six-time F1 World Champion has endured abuse from fans in black face twice Former F1 chief … Read more