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Black racing driver calls Jackie Stewart 'racist'

Jul.27 The first black man to test a Formula 1 car has called triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart "racist". It comes after reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton said Stewart's recent comments about racism in Formula 1 - that there is not "as big a problem as there might seem" - were "disappointing". "Sir Stud Field Mouse aka Jack Stewart was by far the most racist and hostile driver I ever dealt with in my career," Willy T Ribbs alleged on Twitter. Ribbs, now 65, became the first black man to drive a Formula 1 car in 1986 following an invitation from then Brabham team owner Bernie Ecclestone. Ribbs said a month ago that he has...
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