Lewis Hamilton has said that he did not force any of his competitors to take a knee ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton was one of 14 drivers who took a knee to protest racism ahead of the race, but the six-time world champion dismissed the claims that he had pressured the other drivers into kneeling. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were two of the six drivers who did not take a knee and Hamilton said that nobody should be forced to do it. “Honestly I don’t know everyone’s different reasons or opinions,” he said. “I am aware of some opinions from some of the drivers but that’s more a private thing and I wouldn’t like to share. But I think ultimately nobody...
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