AdvertisementLewis 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. Hamilton, who attended a Black Lives Matter protest in London earlier this month, worked closely with Mercedes and team principal Toto Wolff on the project. Willy T [Ribbs] was the first black man to drive an F1 car, for me, in the Seventies. 'When I lost my driving licence, I had a black driver, not because he was black, but because I didn't care whether he was black or white. The initial $1million input was financed by F1 boss Carey, and it is hoped support and funding for interns and scholarship opportunities will increase in the future.

Source: Daily Mail June 29, 2020 10:40 UTC