'I’ve been fighting the stigma of racism throughout my racing career - from kids throwing things at me while I was karting to being taunted by fans in black face at a 2007 grand prix, one of my first F1 races,' Lewis Hamilton said. IOLMotoring
The six-time world champion also opened up about his "deep pain, anguish and frustration" at watching George Floyd’s killing last month, which stirred recollections of the racist abuse he suffered on his journey from Stevenage to the top of motor racing.
"But an all-too-common display of police brutality in the US has led to a global awakening of the systemic racism witnessed and experienced by every person of colour across the world, and something that is only too familiar to me. In the UK, it might be less about police brutality and more about the implicit bias in our systems or things that society does to let us know we’re different.
Hamilton’s father, Anthony, is black and mother, Carmen, is white. Struggling for funds as Lewis started out in karting, his dad took on three jobs to allow his promising boy to continue. "The unchanged make-up of the F1 community throughout my career makes it feel like only a certain type of person is truly welcome in this sport.
Prior to that, Formula One’s owner Liberty Media will set out its latest proposals aimed at improving the sport’s racial imbalance, possibly as soon as today.
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