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Brawn: F1 backs Hamilton, aims to improve diversity

Ross Brawn says Formula 1 fully supports Lewis Hamilton's comments on racism and diversity and says the sport is working on ways to provide greater opportunities for all to get into motorsport. Hamilton, F1's six-time champion and the grid's only black driver, has long posted passionately on social media speaking out against racism and calling for greater equality in the sport. In the wake of the death of George Floyd in the United States, Hamilton called on the F1 community to speak out. His message prompted several drivers and the sport itself to issue anti-racism messages. Brawn, who was Hamilton's first team boss when he joined Mercedes and now plays a leading role in F1 as its managing...
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