Lewis Hamilton says human rights issues are "a massive problem" in several countries visited by F1, the seven-time world champion urging his sport to do more to exert change. Ahead of this weekend's round of racing in Bahrain, the topic of human rights and Formula 1 was predictably raised along with accusations that the sport willingly looks the other way when it comes to the kingdom's longstanding record of arresting and harassing dissents, including those opposing the country's Grand Prix In 2011, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was forced to call off the race in the wake of a civil unrest in Bahrain. Furthermore, Formula 1's decision to add an event in Saudi Arabia from next year...
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