News Details

Minister slams Hamilton over Hungarian politics

Jul.31 A Hungarian government minister has slammed Lewis Hamilton for wading into the country's political debate. Backed by Sebastian Vettel, who wore rainbow-themed ‘Pride' Converse shoes in the Hungaroring paddock on Thursday, Hamilton lashed out at what he called Hungary's 'anti-LGBTQ law' with a post on social media. 'It is unacceptable, cowardly and misguiding for those in power to suggest such a law. Everyone deserves to have the freedom to be themselves, no matter who they love or how they identify,' said the Mercedes driver. However, the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung claims the law in fact only 'restricts the information rights of young people with regard to...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes: 'Different beast' Hungaroring better suited...

Mercedes expects arch-rival Red Bull to have the upper hand next weekend...
4y ago from F1i.com

Mazepin slams Schumacher tension ‘speculation'

Jul.30 Nikita Mazepin has slammed speculation that Haas may need to...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Hungarian GP: Thursday's build-up in pictures

The titanic battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will resume...
4y ago from F1i.com

Hamilton, Vettel slam new Hungarian laws

Jul.30 Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have taken a clear stance...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Nicolo Bulega to replace Marc Marquez for remainder of...

Ducati has confirmed that its WorldSBK rider Nicolo Bulega will replace...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Colton Herta ‘would love to be back’ for another...

Colton Herta still has a desire to compete in next year’s Indianapolis...

Marco Andretti retires from IndyCar after 20 seasons

Marco Andretti announced his retirement from motor racing on Wednesday,...

Mark Miles teases possible non-championship...

IndyCar is largely considered a North American championship, with races...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Took his game to the next level' - Micah Richards...

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards has tipped his hat to...
29m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Awaiting injury updates : Calafiori's step forward

Morning, welcome to a brand new week. If last weekend was one where points...
3h ago from Arseblog.com

'They are the only team' - Gary Neville names the only...

Manchester United legend Gary Neville believes Liverpool are the only side...
21h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'One of the best games he has played' - Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has hailed the performance of summer addition...
1d ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

What is the format for F1 sprint races in 2025?

There are six sprint races in the 2025 season and... Read More »
59m ago from BBC.co.uk

How to follow Sao Paulo Grand Prix on the BBC

All the key BBC coverage details for the Sao... Read More »
59m ago from BBC.co.uk

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.