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Hamilton: I want to be a catalyst for change

Lewis Hamilton wants to be a catalyst for change while changing his approach in the fight against racism by not “embarrassing people” and being more diplomatic in his actions. These are lessons learnt during his politically charged 2020 Formula 1 World Championship campaign in which the Mercedes driver brought social activism to the centre stage of F1; urging his fellow drivers to take a knee, which some did not, while crusading for causes he believed deserved the limelight. The 36-year-old was also not shy to take the sport's administrators to task for not being more proactive and supportive of the matters he was highlighting. At the 2021 season-opener in Bahrain last month, Hamilton...
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