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Vettel: We should not be afraid to speak up anymore

Sebastian Vettel admitted it 'takes balls' to speak out against discrimination and 'abuse', but action needs to be taken and think about 'the examples we're setting' in their position. Three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet was widely condemned for being found to have used racist language about Lewis Hamilton while appearing on a podcast, before Red Bull junior Juri Vips was dropped from his reserve driver role by the team after using racist language himself while on an online stream – though he has since been given a 'second chance' and remains in Formula 2, as well as the team's junior programme. Hamilton himself said that people such as Piquet should stop being given a 'platform'...
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