Lewis Hamilton has said he 'cannot stay silent' in the face of racism as he discussed why he takes the knee on the race track.
While stating that he wanted to fight racism to change the experiences of younger generations, he admitted: 'I started experiencing racism when I was five and people looked upon it so lightly, when someone would throw out these words, the bullying and the beatings and the intimidation.
My dad always said, "Do your talking on the track," so I held my tongue, but we suppress a lot of things and all my suppressed emotions came up and I was like, "You know what? I have to do something. I cannot stay silent."
'If we all stay silent, it will continue for generations. I look at my niece and nephew and do not want them to experience what I experienced.'
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