After the Grand Prix of Hungary he won, Lewis Hamilton clearly shows that he is annoyed by the laconic attitude of a number of drivers towards racism. Romain Grosjean, in particular, has thrown up a lot in Budapest, according to Hamilton. “Romain apparently does not think it is important,” Hamilton told various media including RacingNews365. “He is one of the drivers who think we have done enough.”
At the first three Grands Prix of the season, the drivers wore a T-shirt with a text before the starting procedure to draw attention to the fight against racism. Hamilton and most other drivers also knelt during the national anthem, but a few other drivers including Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Grosjean chose not to. The anti-racism statement even went downright messy in Budapest, with some drivers including Grosjean running away early, while Hamilton and Vettel were still kneeling.
“I tried to talk to Romain. I want to make it clear to him that this problem will not go away by itself. We must continue to fight for equal rights,” Hamilton grumbles.
The British Mercedes driver also posted on Twitter on Sunday evening, writing that it is “shameful that many teams have not made any public efforts to increase diversity.” The six-time world champion has repeatedly called for drivers to act in unison against racism in recent weeks and to ask teams to increase diversity and equal opportunities.
Drivers such as Verstappen and Charles Leclerc have expressed in recent weeks that they support Hamilton’s actions, but do not want to kneel. Former world champions Mario Andretti and Jackie Stewart have even expressed doubts about Hamilton’s activism in the run-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix. They believe that the Brit overshoots his own good intentions.
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