Lewis Hamilton is ‘completely overcome with rage’ following the death of George Floyd in America.
The six-time Formula One world champion has urged people to speak up on behalf of the Black Lives Matter movement in a passionate post on social media.
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Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on May 25 after a white police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes. Mr Floyd’s death has sparked furious protests across the US and condemnation around the world.
Hamilton is the only black driver in Formula One and was critical of the sport’s reaction to Mr Floyd’s death on social media over the weekend.
In his latest Instagam post on Tuesday, shared to his 16.3million followers, Hamilton wrote. “This past week has been so dark. I have failed to keep hold of my emotions. I have felt so much anger, sadness and disbelief in what my eyes have seen.
“I am completely overcome with rage at the sight of such blatant disregard for the lives of our people. The injustice that we are seeing our brothers and sisters face all over the world time and time again is disgusting, and MUST stop.
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“So many people seem surprised, but to us unfortunately, it is not surprising. Those of us who are black, brown or in between, see it every day and should not have to feel as though we were born guilty, don’t belong, or fear for our lives based on the colour of our skin.
“Will Smith said it best, racism is not getting worse, it’s being filmed. Only now that the world is so well equipped with cameras has this issue been able to come to light in such a big way.
“It is only when there are riots and screams for justice that the powers that be cave in and do something, but by then it is far too late and not enough has been done. It took hundreds of thousands of peoples complaints and buildings to burn before officials reacted and decided to arrest Derek Chauvin for murder, and that is sad.
“Unfortunately, America is not the only place where racism lives and we continue to fail as humans when we cannot stand up for what is right. Please do not sit in silence, no matter the colour of your skin. Black Lives Matter.”
Source: TalkSport.com Motorsport
