Taking a stand is not optional for Lewis Hamilton. The Formula One champion is one of the stars on the cover of British GQ‘s Men of the Year 2020 issue, and in it he opens up about his experiences of racism, and why he decided to take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter.
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