By Jonathan McEvoy for the Daily MailPublished: 17:33 EDT, 29 April 2021 | Updated: 17:35 EDT, 29 April 2021Sir Lewis Hamilton has pledged to join sport's boycott of social media this weekend after confirming he was targeted by online abusers. 'It is clear that racism continues to be an issue and social media platforms need to do more to combat this. It is understood Formula One executives spoke to the teams this week to discuss the subject but decided not to join in. A spokesman for the sport told Sportsmail: 'F1 is wholly committed to combatting any form of discrimination, online or otherwise. Hamilton, still Formula One's sole black driver 14 years after he made his debut, said: 'I was subjected to abuse when I was younger.

Source: The Nation April 29, 2021 22:04 UTC