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FIA defends Petrov appointement as driver steward
The FIA has responded to criticism leveled at the governing body for appointing Vitaly Petrov as its driver steward for this weekend's Portuguese GP. The former F1 driver is among the committee of stewards that is calling the shots at Portimao, but Petrov's presence in Portugal raised a few eyebrows - and especially those of Lewis Hamilton - given the Russian's recent criticism of Hamilton's 'Black Lives Matter' anti-racism activism and the Mercedes driver's call for drivers to "take a knee" during F1's pre-race ceremonial. Hamilton 'surprised' by Petrov choice as FIA steward Petrov's appointment was also condemned by UK equal rights movement Racing Pride. In a statement released...
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