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Hamilton has 'helped hasten' F1's push for diversity

Formula 1's efforts to become more inclusive and diverse have been significantly helped by the impact of Lewis Hamilton's personal activism. As the only black driver in the history of the sport, Hamilton has often underscored Grand Prix racing's lack of diversity and called for more inclusion. But events of late in America following the death last month of George Floyd have incited Hamilton to become even more vocal on racial injustice broadly, the six-time F1 world champion expressing his support on social media for the 'Black Lives Matter' movement. Formula 1 has apparently heard Hamilton's call for more diversity, with the sport praising its most well-known representative and planning...
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