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Hamilton: This is about human rights, I'll keep demonstrating

World Champion Lewis Hamilton says recent movements are a “human rights issue” but expects the FIA to introduce new rules to clarify the situation. Formula 1 has carried out anti-racism protests ahead of each grand prix this year, with Hamilton among the majority of drivers to have taken the knee. At Mugello Hamilton donned a T-shirt that read ‘Arrest The Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor’ both on the grid and during the podium ceremony, having claimed victory in the race. Taylor, a 26-year-old hospital worker, was shot multiple times when officers stormed her home in Kentucky during a no-knock investigation in March. Hamilton was not censured by the FIA but the governing body is...
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