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Hamilton uncomfortable about racing in Saudi Arabia

It was a decision out of his hands, but Lewis Hamilton is not comfortable with Formula 1 going racing in Saudi Arabia. Formula 1 took some criticism after signing multi-year deals to add both Qatar and Saudi Arabia to the calendar, considering the history of human rights abuses in both nations as well as laws and beliefs that clash with F1's ‘We Race As One' campaign. So, as was the case with Qatar, Hamilton now also arrives in Saudi Arabia with the same uneasiness, and has called on F1 to inspire change to make the visit purposeful. Speaking to reporters ahead of the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, he said: “As I said at the last race [in Qatar], I felt the sport, and we, are...
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