Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria - July 5, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action during the race, as F1 resumes following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Darko Bandic/Pool via REUTERS
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton and a majority of Formula One's 20 drivers took a knee on the starting grid before Sunday's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix in a stance against racism.
The sport's only Black driver, an outspoken campaigner against racial injustice and for greater diversity, wore a black T-shirt with 'Black Lives Matter' on the front and 'End Racism' on the back. The others wore ones declaring 'End Racism'.
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