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Raikkonen: Everyone has a right to do what they feel like

Veteran F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen said it was 'crazy' to question why six drivers declined to take a knee alongside Lewis Hamilton, insisting 'each individual has the right to do what they feel most comfortable.' Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and 13 other drivers all took a knee on the grid just before last weekend's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix to show their support of anti-racism protests. However, six remained standing. They were former world champion Raikkonen, his Alfa Romeo team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Daniil Kvyat of Alpha Tauri and Carlos Sainz of McLaren. 'F1 and all the teams are doing the best they can so I...
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