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Hamilton hits out at F1 and Grosjean after rushed pre-race kneel

Lewis Hamilton has hit out at Formula 1 and Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) Chairman Romain Grosjean over the lack of coordination ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Hamilton has led a pre-race Black Lives Matter protest by encouraging drivers to kneel before the national anthem. The majority of drivers have participated – though some have chosen to stand – with time set aside at the first race of the season in Austria, however since then it has been rushed, which was particularly obvious in Hungary where there was little time to kneel before the anthem begun. Hamilton hit out at Grosjean for failing to push the matter during Thursday's drivers' meeting and F1 for failing to...
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