And that Hamilton has to deal with racism is nothing new for him, he says. “I have had to deal with criticism and negativity for a long time. But I am not concerned with the statement of one individual. More about the big picture.”
The riot around Piquet – who has been banned from the Formula 1 paddock – was hardly over, when there was already another one. On Thursday, former Formula 1 president Bernie Ecclestone also decided to throw in the towel and practically excuse Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on British television. In fact, he would “catch a bullet” for Vladimir Putin.
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Hamilton cannot believe that a man like Ecclestone gets another podium. “Another perfect example of a sound this world doesn’t need at all. We don’t need to hear how anyone believes in this war, the killing of thousands of innocent people. I can’t believe what I’ve heard.”
The British seven-time Formula 1 world champion continues: “I don’t think a day has gone by in recent weeks that an older person from Formula 1 has said something negative about me, tried to bring me down. Why do we keep giving them a platform? They don’t move with the times, apparently don’t even want to change. It just doesn’t help if we keep offering that sound a stage.”
