Formula 1
Formula 1, Hamilton choc: “Da piccolo bullizzato perché nero”
Il sei volte Campione del Mondo di Formula 1 racconta la sua difficile esperienza infantile fatta di atti di bullismo e razzismo
Lewis Hamilton, come spesso accade, è stato tra i primi a prendere posizione in merito al tragico fatto di cronaca legato alla morte di George Floyd negli Stati Uniti e le sue parole sono state nette e senza possibilità di appello.
Il sei volte campione del Mondo di Formula 1, però, non si è fermato ed anzi, in una storia su Instagram, ha rivelato un retroscena del suo passato che lo ha segnato nel profondo: “Ho sempre parlato poco delle mie esperienze personali. Ho cercato di tenerle dentro, di non mostrare debolezza, di distruggerle con l’amore e di batterle in pista, ma da piccolo, lontano dai circuiti, sono stato bullizzato e picchiato per il colore della mia pelle”. Questo il post completo:
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