News Details

Hamilton wants to remove statues: ''Remove these racist symbols''

Lewis Hamilton has been heard clearly on social media in recent weeks. The British Formula 1 driver was already clearly in action for George Floyd, but now also speaks out on Instagram about images of slave-drivers. During a demonstration in Bristol, England, activists pulled Edward Colston's statue from its pedestal and threw it into the water. Colston was a businessman and politician in the seventeenth century, who made a lot of money in his time from the slave trade. The statue of him was taken down in protest by the #blacklivesmatter demonstrators. Read more Montoya: ''Williams is out of desperation but people keep hiring'' Hamilton in action "Our country honored a man who sold...
Full Story »
4y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hamilton calls for worldwide removal of statues of...

Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has called on governments...
4y ago from espnF1.com

Hamilton hits out at F1 for 'silence' over George Floyd

Lewis Hamilton has criticised the Formula 1 community for "staying...
4y ago from SkySports.com

Hamilton: I’m one of the only people of colour yet I...

Lewis Hamilton has joined the chorus of public figures speaking out on...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Hamilton: Floyd death has brought back painful...

Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton says the ongoing protests...
4y ago from espnF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Jorge Martin vs Francesco Bagnaia: MotoGP title...

The 2024 season finale awaits as Jorge Martin holds a 24-point lead over...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

AJ Foyt technical director Michael Cannon leaves team

Michael Cannon, AJ Foyt Racing’s revered engineer and technical...

Chip Ganassi Racing announces driver development...

Chip Ganassi Racing has launched a new driver development program, which...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Comments

Hottest News

Red Bull tipped for TWO 2025 driver signings in Perez...

A Formula 1 rookie is 'almost certain' to replace... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Ferrari announce new major F1 sponsor

Ferrari has put pen to paper on a new major F1... Read More »
2h ago from RacingNews365.com

F1 rocked by SHOCK double resignation

Formula 1 finds itself on shaky ground as a... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.