'It's about equality, not politics,' says Hamilton as six drivers refuse to take kneeProtest: Lewis Hamilton takes a knee. SPIELBERG: Lewis Hamilton insisted on Sunday his fight against racism is "about equality and not politics or promotion" after six drivers refused to join the Formula One world champion in taking a knee before the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Max Verstappen had confirmed a split among drivers when they said they would not take a knee. "I may get criticism in the media and elsewhere, but this fight is about equality, not politics or promotion. Hamilton had explained his views to his fellow drivers before the race, claiming that silence is "generally complicit".

Source: Bangkok Post July 05, 2020 20:37 UTC