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Hamilton says he was talked out of running Kaepernick helmet at USGP

Lewis Hamilton says that someone outside of Formula 1 from “really quite high up” in the United States dissuaded him from running a helmet design in support of Colin Kaepernick at the 2017 United States Grand Prix in Austin. After last Sunday’s race in Austria – where there was significant focus on the drivers coming together on the grid to show their support for an end to racism – Hamilton said he had planned to wear a helmet to show solidarity with Kaepernick back in 2017. The NFL quarterback, then with the San Francisco 49ers, started taking a knee to protest for racial equality during the 2016 season. He was released prior to the following season and went unsigned by other...
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