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F1 tipped to stop Hamilton podium activism

Sep.22 F1 will have clamped down on drivers making overtly political statements on the podium, according to former driver Vitaly Petrov. The Russian was referring to Mugello, where Lewis Hamilton wore a t-shirt calling on American police accused of shooting a woman during a raid to be arrested. Six-time world champion Hamilton has been wearing a 'Black Lives Matter' t-shirt on the grid all season to date, but that may be interpreted as a statement rather than an endorsement of the controversial political movement. Mugello was the first time he took an overtly political statement onto the podium and post-race interviews. "For me, this t-shirt, on top of calling for everyone to kneel,...
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