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Leclerc and Magnussen explain not 'taking a knee'

While Lewis Hamilton has been spearheading an anti=racism campaign in F1 that includes wearing special black T-shirts bearing the message 'End Racism' during pre-race ceremonies, the drivers remain divided over whether they should 'take a knee'. While the majority of drivers have followed Hamilton's lead, others including Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has opted to remain standing, as have Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Daniil Kvyat and Alfa Romeo pair Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi. Sainz and Kvyat have cited cultural connotations to taking a near in their respective home countries of Spain and Russia as a reason for not joining in, while Leclerc said that in his case the decision not to...
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