Lewis Hamilton is set to 'take a knee' when Formula One returns in Austria next month. Hamilton, F1's only black driver ever, has championed the anti-racism movement since the killing of George Floyd by a white policeman in Minneapolis last month. Driver Lewis Hamilton is set to 'take a knee' when Formula One returns in Austria next monthAmong a series of Instagram posts, he included a picture of Martin Luther King praying on one knee at a civil rights march. Hamilton, 35, wrote: 'Rules and beliefs that were created hundreds of years ago still exist and poison society. A Formula One spokesman told Sportsmail: 'This is a very important issue and we support anyone who wants to show their support in the fight against racism.'

Source: Daily Mail June 15, 2020 21:31 UTC