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Hamilton: Why are we giving older generation a platform?

Lewis Hamilton questioned why older drivers who are no longer 'relevant' are being given a platform, following the Nelson Piquet controversy. Hamilton has received widespread support following the emergence of an interview with Piquet, where the three-time World Champion referred to Hamilton with a racial slur, though Piquet has denied that this was the intent. Piquet has since had this honorary member status with the British Racing Drivers' Club suspended, while multiple reports claim that the Brazilian has been indefinitely banned from the Formula 1 paddock. Hamilton initially offered a response on social media, but at the British Grand Prix driver press conference he was asked further...
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