Lewis Hamilton has joined the chorus of public figures speaking out on the death of George Floyd, and criticised Formula 1 for its silence on the matter. The death of Floyd in Minneapolis – an unarmed black man who died after a white U.S. police officer knelt on his neck – triggered a wave of outrage and violent protests in the United States. Hamilton, F1’s first black world champion, spends much of his time in America and spoke out on the issue in an Instagram story on Sunday. “I see those of you who are staying silent, some of you the biggest of stars yet you stay silent in the midst of injustice,” wrote the Mercedes driver. “Not a sign from anybody in my industry...
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