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Hamilton: Important to become united in this sport

Six-times Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton expects his fellow drivers to be united against racism at Sunday's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, and that could mean ‘taking-a-knee' before the start of the race at Red Bull Ring. There has been plenty of speculation about how the Mercedes driver might signal his support for the Black Lives Matter movement and those campaigning against racial injustice and inequality. Speaking to reporters via video link at the Red Bull Ring, with a padlocked chain around his neck, the 35-year-old Briton said the drivers had not all spoken to each other but he was sure they would. Hamilton, the sport's only Black driver, added that he had not...
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