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Lewis Hamilton and Karun Chandhok reflect on a 'rushed' drivers' anti-racism gathering, with more organisation needed in order to take effect. Last Update on: 31/08/2020 @ 04:00AM "It's hard for us drivers to organise things over an event because you know we've got many things to look at," he said. There are perhaps people who have not grown up around racism so don't understand it and because of that it doesn't affect them. Hamilton … "It is like it has gone off the agenda. "We've had talks with Pirelli, I believe it was in Spain at the drivers' briefing via Zoom call, and we expressed our concern that we want better tyres, we want safer tyres"Because we saw a couple of issues at Silverstone in the first race. Haas driver Romain Grosjean says he has had positive talks with Lewis Hamilton and resolved their differences regarding the drivers' anti-racism protests. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. "I think there's education needed, it's going to take some time but I'm not a racist and I don't think you'll find anyone on earth that says I'm a racist. Lewis Hamilton says nobody but the drivers are "pushing Pirelli" about making better Formula 1 tyres, with Romain Grosjean revealing the GPDA recently discussed the issue with the manufacturer.Hamilton was asked about his comments ahead of this weekend's Belgium Grand Prix at Spa, and about how much pressure he and the Grand Prix Drivers' Association can apply on the issue.He explained that the drivers "constantly are complaining about overheating tyres" that they cannot use to push consistently, which he says is also a factor in F1's lack of close racing.Hamilton continued: "When they had the tyre war back in the day, they did have lighter cars. 3:22

"I cannot really disagree with that. "I was one of the first ones to support and to push that we take the knee and I'm still hopeful that one day we will get 20 drivers to take the knee on the grid and that it will happen at one point. Lewis Hamilton, centre, and fellow F1 drivers take a knee and wear anti-racism T-shirts before the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday, July 12, while a few drivers remain standing. "We want to make lasting change and are acting to do this. Romain Grosjean and Lewis Hamilton have cleared the air and paved the way to a better organised and more unified drivers' anti-racism demonstration ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton stormed to his fifth win in seven races this season at Spa on Sunday afternoon – and then in something of an ominous warning to his rivals he said he feels "better than ever" as he closes in on Michael Schumacher's records for the most F1 wins and World Championship titles. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc is looking to get close to Romain Grosjean in 14th. "NMC Health faces legal action from IVF clinics foundersIraq has taken 'first steps' towards punishing killers of protesters, Kadhimi says Back to school: How teachers are easing UAE's pupils back into classroomSamsung’s new foldable phone Galaxy Z Fold2 could cost £1,799Arsenal v Liverpool Community Shield player ratingsNo sign of Messi as Barcelona stars report for Covid-19 testingLionel Messi refusing to return to Barcelona training - reportsUAE Team Emirates rider Kristoff wins opening stage of Tour de FranceAubameyang the main man again as Arsenal beat Liverpool in Community ShieldArsenal v Liverpool Community Shield player ratingsNo sign of Messi as Barcelona stars report for Covid-19 testingLionel Messi refusing to return to Barcelona training - reportsUAE Team Emirates rider Kristoff wins opening stage of Tour de FranceAubameyang the main man again as Arsenal beat Liverpool in Community Shield In an exclusive interview, he explains why he can't afford to put a foot wrong to be considered and why he must keep doing his talking on the trackExpert opinion. I personally would like to do more stops - I think these one-stop races aren't great. Mercedes driver Hamilton had spoken critically of Grosjean, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), following a rushed and disorganised gesture … Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsPlease be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughtsLewis Hamilton called out Formula One for not doing enough to combat racismHamilton wore a Black Lives Matter T-shirt and stood in front of an 'End Racism' message as he took the knee ahead of Sunday's Hamilton was joined by a number of drivers in performing the gesture, but, as in previous weeks, some stood, and some were late to the pre-race ensemble.The split is continuing to prove an embarrassing spectacle for Grosjean is one of three directors for the organisation alongside Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who did take a knee, and chairman Alex Wurz, a former F1 driver.

AFPMax Verstappen takes part in an anti-racism protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the Styrian Grand Prix. "In hindsight maybe it was the wrong thing to do, and Lewis explained to me that you've been here for 10 years, drivers listen to you, they need to be educated and so on," Grosjean added. "Hamilton calls out F1, Grosjean and FIA for not caring about racism "And so, trying to get to the root cause there is what the GPDA tries to do. "Hamilton had said he felt compelled to speak out about a lack of leadership and unity and what he felt was an unnecessary "battle" to ensure the sport's anti-racism stance was pushed to the front of people's minds. AFPLewis Hamilton raises a fist on the podium after winning the Styrian Grand Prix. So what's it like to be Carlos Sainz Jr, Daniel Ricciardo or Sebastian Vettel, racing for a team you'll be leaving - and not necessarily in the most amicable way?

"Maybe I did it the wrong way, but I felt that I had to do it at the time. But it's not about me and you, it's about this fight for the people out there who are experiencing discrimination. Haas driver Romain Grosjean says he has had positive talks with Lewis Hamilton and resolved their differences regarding the drivers' anti-racism protests.