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Hamilton, Vettel mild on issue of Qatar human rights

Nov.19 Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have issued tempered comments about human rights after touching down for Formula 1's first race in Qatar. The pair are leading the charge in the sport on a range of controversial social, political and environmental issues, but human rights bodies are particularly concerned about F1 racing in Qatar. Among the biggest concerns are for workers, who according to numerous rights groups are allegedly exploited, abused and even forced into dangerous jobs. 'Our job is to create more awareness for that,' seven time world champion Hamilton is quoted by SID news agency in Qatar. Some, though, pushed for top F1 drivers to boycott – but Hamilton said it...
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