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Hamilton: It's more than language, archaic mindsets need to change
Formula 1 great Lewis Hamilton said 'archaic mindsets' have to change after retired Champion Nelson Piquet reportedly used a racial slur against him. Hamilton's comments came after F1 and FIA condemned racist language, and said in a tweet: 'It's more than language. 'These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I've been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life. 'There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action,' the only Black driver in F1, and seven-time World Champion added. He also wrote in Portuguese, 'Vamos focar em mudar a mentalidade' (Let's focus on changing the mindset), and responded to another tweet which used an expletive...
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