Lewis Hamilton believes Formula One drivers should take their cue from other sports in uniting to take a knee before races. Before the British Grand Prix, which Hamilton won on Sunday, F1 held an anti-racism presentation on the grid but as at previous meetings some drivers opted not to kneel. The president of the FIA, Jean Todt, has said it would be inappropriate to push drivers into doing anything to which they do not accede. Hamilton won at Silverstone after a dramatic finale when his tyre gave out on the last lap. “Spanish teams, Italian teams, teams all over the world, no matter what nationality or mixture they are, they are all doing it united, players from Russia, from Spain.

Source: The Guardian August 03, 2020 16:30 UTC