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Hamilton: We went into a white dominated sport

Reigning Formula 1 world champion gave an insightful interview to Russian TV presenter Sophie Shevardnadze where he spoke of his early days in the sport, his first world title, the current generation drivers he admires and F1 rules. Do you feel the advantage, because you had it harder and you had to overcome more obstacles to get where you are right now? LH: I see it is a strength and I see it as an advantage. It was, definitely, difficult for us and the family. My dad had four jobs at one stage just to keep me go karting, and, we went into a sport… it was ultimately white-dominated sport, so to get in, we had to put in work. So was it your dream to do that? LH: It was my dream to be...
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