“I promise you I am not going to stop fighting for change,” Lewis said.
Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton won a record-tying seventh world championship title on Sunday. After the victory, F1’s only Black driver said he has “walked this sport alone” and wants to continue push for “equality” in the racing circuit. The latest championship trophy puts Hamilton in the exclusive company of sport legend Michael Schumacher, who also has seven titles. After his 94th Grand Prix victory at the Turkish Grand Prix, the 35-year-old Briton reflected on the significance of being one of F1″s most powerful voices against racism and the top driver in the sport. “It’s obviously no secret that I’ve really walked this sport alone as the only Black person here,” he told reporters. “It’s a really interesting point, the fact is I’m biracial… I’m biracial and I think this color isn’t [what] people should read about.
