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Hamilton messaging can't be ‘political' – Todt

May 23 Jean Todt says he is 'fine' with Lewis Hamilton's activism within Formula 1 – 'as long as it's not political'. Seven time world champion Hamilton insists he is even more motivated at present as he is using his platform in F1 to promote equity and diversity more broadly. His approach has been criticised by some, as FIA statutes forbid the mixing of sports and politics. But 75-year-old FIA president Todt plays down the controversy. 'Fifty years ago, Lee Evans showed his fist at the Olympics, but now when someone makes a gesture the world sees it in a second on social networks,' he told Corriere della Sera. 'Lewis is a champion, he knows it and so he sends these messages. That's...
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