Lewis Hamilton will not boycott Belgian Grand Prix amid protests in USA

Lewis Hamilton will not boycott Belgian Grand Prix amid protests in USA
Lewis Hamilton has vowed to race in this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix (Ben Stansall/PA)

Lewis Hamilton will not boycott this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix – declaring that his refusal to drive would have little bearing in the fight against racism.

A number of top-level sporting events were postponed in the United States on Wednesday, following a series of player-led protests against the shooting of African-American Jacob Blake by a policeman in Wisconsin last week.

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