World champion Lewis Hamilton, the only black driver in F1, wore a T-shirt with Black Lives Matter on the front and End Racism on the back.
The British driver was .356 seconds ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas on the 4.3-kilometer (2.7-mile) Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg
Hamilton has spoken widely about racism in recent weeks following the killing of George Floyd -- a handcuffed and unarmed Black man -- by a police officer in Minneapolis in May.
Six-time champion Hamilton, who is gunning to equal Schumacher's all-time record of seven titles, stated everyone will have to follow changes put in place by the authorities for the sport to operate successfully in the wake of the pandemic.
The Mercedes driver said the aim of the Hamilton Commission would be to make the sport “become as diverse as the complex and multicultural world we live in.”
The Mercedes driver took to Instagram on Monday in support of demonstrators who toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader in the English city of Bristol during one of the many global protests in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Lewis Hamilton raised his voice against the 'injustice', writing a long note on his official Instagram profile.
Hamilton revealed asking himself questions regarding his future while being under mandatory lockdown as a precautionary measure against the virus.
Reigning F1 champion Lewis Hamilton has said that it will feel 'empty' to drive without fans.
The 2020/21 F1 season has thus far failed to get underway with the first practice session of the year ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix being called off just two hours before it was about to start.
Hamilton has put himself in self-isolation after coming in contact with two people who later tested for novel coronavirus.
Hamilton was at a charity event in London on March 4 also attended by actor Idris Elba and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, the wife of the Canadian prime minister. Both were later found to have the virus.
Some countries were closing borders and imposing strict travel bans, Hamilton added, “yet F1 continues to go on.”
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi and six-time Formula 1 World champion Lewis Hamilton were declared the joint winners of Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award on Monday.
English F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and star footballer Lionel Messi jointly received the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.
The Mercedes driver is aiming for a seventh F1 title this season to equal Michael Schumacher's record, and is seven race wins away from equaling the F1 great's other record of 91.
Hamilton said he was "lucky enough" to visit Australia -- home of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit -- often and therefore knew first-hand how "beautiful" the Oceanic country was.
Lewis Hamilton cruised to his 11th victory of the F1 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The six-time Formula One champion is now only seven wins behind seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher’s record of 91, which he could realistically overtake next season.
Max Verstappen cruised to his eighth career-win in the Brazilian Grand Prix, but the disappointment continued for Ferrari.
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