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Lewis Hamilton's boss Toto Wolff backs him over Floyd views
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has backed Lewis Hamilton for speaking out on racism and diversity following the civil unrest in the USA. Hamilton said on Tuesday that he was "completely overcome with rage" at events following George Floyd's death. Wolff said: "Lewis is a supporter of minorities. I learned a lot from him. "He asked me once: 'Have you ever had the active thought that you are white?' I said I had never thought about it. He said: 'I think about it every day.'" Hamilton, F1's first black driver, has been deeply affected by the death of George Floyd in police custody, after an officer knelt on his neck for several minutes. The incident has sparked...
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