04 Jun 2021 12:59AMBAKUE: Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton hailed Naomi Osaka's"bravery" for pulling out of the French Open following her media engagement stand-off and criticised the way Roland Garros handled the issue.
"The fact is that when you are young, you are thrown into the spotlight and it weighs heavily on you and most of us aren't prepared," the Mercedes driver said on Thursday. "You kind of learn through mistakes and it's incredibly nerve-racking, especially when you have all good intentions but people take advantage of it."Speaking in Baku ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix Hamilton added:"I think she is incredible and I applaud her for her bravery because I think it's now asking those in power to... think about how they reacted, because I think the way they react wasn't good.
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