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Ricciardo backs volume of anti-racism voices: 'Change is happening'

Daniel Ricciardo says the number of people lending their voice to support anti-racism movements within motorsport is driving real change. Lewis Hamilton criticized a lack of support from within Formula 1 when the Black Lives Matter movement – being used as a term to encompass the global desire to eradicate racism – gathered momentum immediately following the death of George Floyd, but since then a number of drivers and teams have shown solidarity. On Monday, F1 announced its own #WeRaceAsOne initiative and vowed to make a strong stand at the first race in Austria, and Ricciardo believes the more people within the sport speak up, the more it will encourage others to educate themselves.
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