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Sport vs politics | F1 star Hamilton faces investigation over ‘political’ T-shirt

RT, 15 Sep 2020
With ‘calling out racism’ gripping the 2020 sporting world, motor racing’s world body is looking into whether Formula One star Lewis Hamilton broke its rules on making political statements, after he took to the podium sporting a T-shirt highlighting police brutality. Aston University Honorary Professor of Sociology Ellis Cashmore and social activist Lee Jasper discuss whether sport can remain apolitical.

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