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Hamilton: Stop giving old F1 voices a platform

Lewis Hamilton said old Formula One drivers like Nelson Piquet are irrelevant to what the sport wants to achieve in the future and should not be given a platform to promote discriminatory opinions. Three-time champion Piquet has been banned from the F1 paddock after he used a racial slur to describe Hamilton, in a 2021 podcast which gained media attention this week. Editor's Picks Alpine strive to increase female workforce to 30% 6hReuters Norris: 'Not enough is done' over death threats 5hN 1 Related Hamilton said the 69-year-old Brazilian driver is part of an era and generation F1 is trying to move away from. "I've been on the receiving end of racism, criticism, negativity and...
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