Hamilton critical of Grosjean and F1: "Racism doesn't just disappear"

Lewis Hamilton is not satisfied with the way the subject of racism is dealt with before the races. He therefore puts pressure on Formula 1 and Romain Grosjean, president of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. The six-time world champion does not want the position against racism to be relegated to the background.

According to Hamilton, Grosjean was one of the drivers who thought it was less important. "He’s one of them that thinks it was done once and that’s all we need to do," said Hamilton to Sky Sports.

But the British driver doesn't just accept that: "So I tried to speak to him about what the problem is and that it’s not going away and we have to continue to fight for equality", Hamilton continues.

Hamilton wants to see more preparation

"It was such a rush: Us getting out of the car, running over, quickly taking the knee… they need to do more", he is critical. The organisation of Formula 1 can expect a message from Hamilton soon. "So I think they could give us more time so if we speak to them I’ll probably send an email over the next couple of days and try to co-ordinate with them because they do want to do it, I guess there was just not enough communication.”