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
Lewis Hamilton to race for Mercedes in new all-black car and overalls as F1 team give up their famous ‘Silver Arrows’ trim to get behind Black Lives Matter movement after British star hit out at the lack of diversity in ‘white-dominated sport’ Lewis Hamilton has worked closely with Mercedes on their new design for 2020 … 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
Lewis Hamilton says he has been the target of racist abuse since he was eight years old, when children threw objects at him while he was karting, and has faced accusations of ‘not being British enough’ throughout his career Britain’s most successful Formula One driver, and six-time world champion, also revealed that spectators have ‘blacked … Read more
‘I know who you are and I see you’: F1 star Lewis Hamilton hits out at his fellow drivers for ‘staying silent’ during George Floyd racism row and insists he ‘stands alone’ in a ‘white dominated sport’ as violent protests erupt around the world Lewis Hamilton has suffered from racist abuse during his sporting career … Read more
Lewis Hamilton tops Sunday Times sports rich list after winning his sixth world title, taking his fortune to £224m and overtaking David Beckham’s all-time high World champion Lewis Hamilton’s wealth rose by £37million over the past year Hamilton’s earnings have gone past the £200m mark David Beckham hit in 2013 Rory McIlroy is the only … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more