Lewis Hamilton to ‘take a knee’

LEWIS Hamilton  is set to ‘take a knee’ when Formula One returns in Austria next month.

Sources close to the six-time world champion have indicated he is determined to make a public display of support for Black Lives Matter at the Red Bull Ring on the first weekend of July.

Hamilton, F1’s only black driver ever, has championed the anti-racism movement since the killing of George Floyd  by a white policeman in Minneapolis last month.

Among a series of Instagram posts, he included a picture of Martin Luther King praying on one knee at a civil rights march.

Hamilton, 35, wrote: ‘Rules and beliefs that were created hundreds of years ago still exist and poison society. MLK gave his life for the same thing we are fighting for today, and still there is no justice.

‘Who’s going to lead us today? The leaders we have selected fail us time and time again. We must continue to rage into the night until change happens.’

A Formula One spokesman told Sportsmail: ‘This is a very important issue and we support anyone who wants to show their support in the fight against racism.’ – dailymail.co.uk