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Lewis Hamilton recalls crying in high school because of his teachers

Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton has revealed that there are no ill feelings towards teachers who told him he would never amount to anything. Born in Stevenage, Hamilton was one of very few black people at his school growing up and, sadly, he received abuse because of it. That abuse extended to the karting track, where he would often be the victim remarks and finger pointing there too. READ: Lewis Hamilton announces fresh charity partnerships The seven-time champion has previously detailed that he and his father Anthony were, more often than not, the only black people to rock up at a lot of karting events, but this has never dampened his spirit. It has only spurred him on to prove people...
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