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Andretti: Hamilton has created "a problem that doesn't exist"

Lewis Hamilton was labelled 'a militant' by former Formula 1 champion Mario Andretti for "creating a problem that doesn't exist", the 80-year-old of the opinion that discrimination does not exist in motorsport. Hamilton has been vocal in his support of the ant-racism campaign 'Black Lives Matter', and has taken the knee before each grands prix of 2020 so far. Article continues under video “I wish politics didn't get mixed up with sport," Andretti told Chilean newspaper El Mercurio. Referring directly of Hamilton, he added: "I have a lot of respect for Lewis, but why become a militant? He's always been accepted and he's earned everyone's respect. “I think the whole...
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