News Details

Hamilton, Norris and Leclerc among those in SM boycott

Over half of the current Formula 1 grid have joined this weekend's social media boycott against racism, meaning that they won't be posting any updates online for the next three and a half days. Lewis Hamilton was the first leading driver to declare that he would be going silent from 3pm BST this afternoon until the end of Monday, and was soon joined by fellow British drivers George Russell and Lando Norris. “In the sport, it’s clear that racism continues to be an issue," Hamilton said. "And I think social media platforms do need to do more in order to combat this. Read also: Hamilton mulls joining upcoming boycott of social media "I’m fully supportive of the...
Full Story »
4y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Social media boycott: Football joined by sporting...

Leading football clubs will be joined by a number of sporting bodies for a...
4y ago from BBC.co.uk

F1 drivers join social media #StopOnlineAbuse boycott

Three current Formula 1 drivers, led by seven times world champion Lewis...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Hamilton mulls joining upcoming boycott of social media

Lewis Hamilton says he could join a three-day boycott of social media...
4y ago from F1i.com

Russell and Norris join Hamilton in social media...

Sam Hall Friday 30 April 2021 09:54 - Updated: 09:54 Lando Norris and...
4y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

VR46 boss defends Franco Morbidelli after...

VR46 Ducati Team Manager Pablo Nieto has defended Franco Morbidelli...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

VR46 Ducati launches 2026 MotoGP livery

Pertamina Enduro VR46 Ducati presented its newest livery for the 2026...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'I would go absolutely ballistic' – Gyokeres...

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres scored a much-needed goal in last night's...
16m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Arsenal handed huge boost in attempts to make...

Arsenal could be presented with a rare market opportunity this summer,...
3h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal: A decent step towards the final

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Defender could make January return to Arsenal but...

Nottingham Forest are seriously considering terminating Oleksandr...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.