News Details
Predecessor Hamilton 'dealt with racism with his fists'
Lewis Hamilton has few predecessors when it comes to dark-coloured drivers who drove an F1 car. One of them is the American Willy T Ribbs, who was offered a test at Brabham by Bernie Ecclestone in 1986. He never drove a Grand Prix, but was at the start of NASCAR and IndyCar races the following years. According to his own words, he had to deal with racist-motivated incidents there several times. He was known as a man who bites off and therefore fully supports the actions of Formula 1 and among others Lewis Hamilton in their fight against racism. Read more Ecclestone responds to Hamilton: 'You're lucky I'm not educated.' "What that young man is doing is fabulous," said Ribbs in the...
Full Story »
Full Story »
5y ago from GPBlog.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Ron Tauranac - The man who put the 'T' in Brabham
Legendary motorsport designer Ron Tauranac, whose Brabham cars won two...
5y ago from F1i.com
Ecclestone responds to Hamilton: "You're lucky...
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and six-time world champion Lewis...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
INSIGHT: Ron Tauranac on Chapman, Brabham
Ron Tauranac designed of a lot of race cars, although he was perhaps...
5y ago from Racer.com
Brabham: we’ve lost one of the legends
David Brabham with the BT62 David Brabham believes the motorsport world...
5y ago from SpeedCafe.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez strikes back to take Austrian MotoGP...
Marc Marquez continued his dominance in Saturday afternoon races by...
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Pecco Bagnaia just can’t explain nightmare gremlins...
No description available...
2h ago from Motorsport.com
Injured Maverick Vinales to miss MotoGP Hungarian GP...
No description available...
1h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP Austrian GP: Marc Marquez beats brother Alex in...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Strongest season yet for Pato O’Ward has been...
Pato O’Ward is having the best IndyCar season of his career, and is...
5h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
McLaren to auction future F1, IndyCar and WEC cars in...
McLaren is to auction future F1, IndyCar and World Endurance Championship...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Winners and losers from IndyCar’s Portland 2025...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Chip Ganassi: ‘We’re spoiled’ having drivers...
Alex Palou clinched the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series title over the weekend,...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
How drones will change the way you watch motorsport
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
How WRC's crucial 2027 rules are falling into place
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Kalle Rovanperä hits the jackpot
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen finally won Rally Finland, laying to...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Crystal Palace interested in 25-year-old Arsenal star...
Crystal Palace are reportedly interested in signing Arsenal star Jakob...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com
'I haven't fulfilled my dreams here yet' | Bruno's...
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes discusses leadership groups,...
8h ago from SkySports.com
Arsenal chasing Brazilian defender after Mikel Arteta...
Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Palmeiras defender Benedetti....
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Sources: Arsenal & Man United 'closely following'...
South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, is...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Hamilton receives Ferrari boost ahead of iconic grand prix
Lewis Hamilton has received a much-needed boost... Read More »
51m ago from GPFans.com
Why F1 2026 will not see a repeat of 2014 performance gaps
Williams boss James Vowles believes that next... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Zak Brown celebrates stunning pole position...but not in F1
Zak Brown can’t seem to get enough of racing... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
