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Some F1 drivers take a knee, while others stand

ewis Hamilton was joined in taking a knee by the majority of his fellow drivers ahead of F1's second race of the season at the Styrian GP, with some drivers again opting to stand. As at last week's Austrian GP, all 20 drivers again wore T-shirts featuring the words 'End Racism', with Hamilton's also saying 'Black Lives Matter' on the front, amid the sport's continued stand against all form of discrimination. Of the 16 drivers who were shown at the front of the grid for a short gathering ahead of the Austrian national anthem, 12 took a knee with four standing. But the lack of a collective knee among the drivers is again likely to stir debate for the second weekend running. The F1 drivers...
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