Mercedes F1 boss backs Hamilton on racial injustice | Malay Mail

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LONDON, June 4 — Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has given six-times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton his full backing for the passionate condemnation of racial injustice after the death of George Floyd. Hamilton spoke to millions of followers on social media of his rage and disbelief at the...

Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton and team principal Toto Wolff greet fans onstage during an F1 live event to introduce drivers and team principals in Melbourne March 13, 2019. — AFP pic

Hamilton spoke to millions of followers on social media of his rage and disbelief at the killing of the unarmed black man, who died in Minneapolis after a white U.S. police officer knelt on his neck. Wolff told reporters that his racing driver, Formula One’s first black champion, had taught him a lot about racial inequality.

“I said no actually I have never thought about it. And he said ‘well, I need to think about it every day because I am being made aware that I am’.

 

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