Lewis Hamilton is prepared to 'take a knee' again, but will not force any of his fellow Formula One drivers to follow his lead. The six-time world champion was speaking after leading Formula One in an anti-racism demonstration before Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, in which he finished fourth. Six drivers — including Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Red Bull's Max Verstappen and 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen — refused to take a knee, feeling Hamilton was applying undue pressure on them to prove their anti-racism credentials. It is a powerful message, but whether you kneel or do not kneel, it is not going to change the world. Lewis Hamilton has been a vocal supporter of the BLM movement and took the knee on Sunday'But I was silenced and told to back down.

Source: Daily Mail July 05, 2020 21:26 UTC