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Hamilton reveals he was 'silenced' over Kaepernick gesture
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he was "silenced and told to back down" after planning to make a gesture in support of former NFL player Colin Kaepernick before the 2017 US Grand Prix. While playing for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016, Kaepernick sat down and later knelt during the pre-game playing of the American national anthem, in protest at racial inequality in the country. F1 drivers take a knee before Austrian GP Bottas wins, Hamilton relegated to fourth, in F1 epic His gesture polarised opinion in the US, and he was released by the 49ers at the end of the 2016 season. Despite being well regarded as a quarterback, he has not played in the NFL since. Hamilton - who was among 14...
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