Charles Leclerc has insisted he is not a racist with the Ferrari ace taking to social media to issue his comments.Leclerc has not taken knee at the start of races this season stating it was due to the violence brought forth by Black Lives Matter protests.He recently said: "I'm against racism, I fight it and I'm glad F1 is using its platform to show the world the right way."But I didn't want to [kneel] because there have been many protests all over the world associated with violence, and I don't accept any form of violence."And I don't like a civil protest to be used by politicians."His comments sparked a backlash on social media with many accusing Leclerc of being a “racist”.Though he has now issued a strongly-worded statement on social.
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