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Lewis Hamilton has Removed Critical Comments about Helmut Marko of Red Bull over Fake BLM Statement

By John Smith • Published: 18 Jun 2020 • 15:15

Lewis Hamilton and the late Sir Stirling Moss Credit: Lewis Hamilton Twitter

YESTERDAY (June 17) F1 champion Lewis Hamilton took to social media criticising Helmut Marko Austrian head of Red Bull Formula 1 for allegedly making a remark about Black Lives Matter which Hamilton found offensive.

His comments said “Helmut, it deeply saddens me that you consider fighting for equal treatment of black people and people of colour, a distraction.

“I’m actually quite offended. A distraction for me was fans showing up in black face to taunt my family on race weekends. A distraction for me was the unnecessary and additional adversity and unfair treatment I faced as a child, teen, and even now, due to the colour of my skin.

“I hope this speaks volumes to the few people of colour you do have on your team, about your priorities and how you view them. Wake up. This sport needs to change.”

Unfortunately, the comment to which he referred was not made by Marko and was in fact a piece of fake news which was wrongly attributed to him by the Essentially Sport website which has since apologised.

Now according to the Independent newspaper in the UK, Hamilton has privately apologised to Marko and has removed all of his comments from social media.

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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    • Mike

      19 June 2020 • 09:21

      So he mistakenly makes a public comment but only privately apologises? He should apologise just as publicly.

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