17-06-2020, 12:25 PM
Hamilton fumes at Marko to "wake up" after being saddened and offended by comments.
Lewis Hamilton has ripped into Helmut Marko after the Red Bull advisor apparently suggested the six-time Formula 1 world champion had become distracted by the anti-racism Black Lives Matter campaign.
Marko is reported to have told German tv station RTL: “Whilst some drivers are distracted, talking about lives which matter, the only thing that matters to Max [Verstappen] is the world championship. His training has been optimised for this and he is ready to go."
Hamilton has rightly taken offence at what appears to be a highly insensitive remark, although the comment is understood to be in dispute.
Via his Instagram account, Hamilton's sharply worded response read: "Helmut, it deeply saddens me that you consider fighting for equal treatment of black people and people of colour, a distraction. I'm actually quite offended.
"A distraction for me was fans showing up in black face to taunt my family on race weekends."
"A distraction for me was the unnecessary and additional adversity and unfair treatment I faced as a child, teen, and even now, due to the colour of my skin."
"I hope this speaks volumes to the few people of colour you do have on your team, about your priorities and how you view them. Wake up. This sport needs to change."
Lewis Hamilton has ripped into Helmut Marko after the Red Bull advisor apparently suggested the six-time Formula 1 world champion had become distracted by the anti-racism Black Lives Matter campaign.
Marko is reported to have told German tv station RTL: “Whilst some drivers are distracted, talking about lives which matter, the only thing that matters to Max [Verstappen] is the world championship. His training has been optimised for this and he is ready to go."
Hamilton has rightly taken offence at what appears to be a highly insensitive remark, although the comment is understood to be in dispute.
Via his Instagram account, Hamilton's sharply worded response read: "Helmut, it deeply saddens me that you consider fighting for equal treatment of black people and people of colour, a distraction. I'm actually quite offended.
"A distraction for me was fans showing up in black face to taunt my family on race weekends."
"A distraction for me was the unnecessary and additional adversity and unfair treatment I faced as a child, teen, and even now, due to the colour of my skin."
"I hope this speaks volumes to the few people of colour you do have on your team, about your priorities and how you view them. Wake up. This sport needs to change."
"When a man holds you round the throat, I don't think he has come to apologise"
Ayrton Senna on Nigel Mansell, SPA 1987.