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Hamilton: 'I never demanded anybody to take the knee'
Lewis Hamilton says he never requested any F1 driver to take a knee before Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, but said he was "grateful" for those who indulged in the gesture. All 20 drivers showed their support F1's 'End Racism' campaign by wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the words and standing at the head of the grid before Sunday's race. The majority of the field then took a knee for a moment, with six drivers - Max Verstappen, Antonio Giovinazzi, Daniil Kvyat, Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc and Kimi Raikkonen refraining from the gesture. Before Sunday's anti-racism gesture, Hamilton's suggestion that drivers should take a knee was criticized on social media, with the...
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