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Hamilton expects F1 drivers to make anti-racism stand in Austria

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton anticipates that he and his fellow drivers will make a visual stand against racism on the grid prior to Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. After championing F1’s push for greater diversity in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement following the killing of George Floyd in the United States, Hamilton has been widely tipped to ‘take a knee’ on the grid before this weekend’s season-opening race gets underway at the Red Bull Ring. But when asked if he plans to take a knee on the grid during F1’s new remote FIA press conference on Thursday, Hamilton replied: “We haven’t all spoken, but I am sure during this weekend we will....
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