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Schumacher hits back at racism criticism

Mar.1 Mick Schumacher says his stance about racism has been 'misinterpreted'. Last week, the Haas rookie flirted with controversy by answering 'no comment' when asked by La Stampa newspaper to talk about F1 and Lewis Hamilton's political activism. Some social media users lashed out at his silence on the highly-charged topic, prompting the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher to respond on Twitter. 'I was recently misinterpreted after an interview on a question surrounding political activism,' the 21-year-old said. 'Just to make one thing clear – I'm against any form of injustice and inequality, and support the fight against racism.' The Schumacher controversy comes after Formula 1...
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