Lewis Hamilton is used to speaking out against racism.
A t-shirt to demand the arrest of the police in the Breanna Taylor case, a strong reaction to the murder of George Floyd, it is also a spokesperson for the Black Lives Matter movement.
On Wednesday, December 21, he made himself heard again.
While some players of the France team received racist insults after the World Cup final lost to Argentina, the seven-time F1 world champion gave them his support via Instagram.
Lewis Hamilton in support of Tchouaméni and Kolo Muani.
"Disgusted but not surprised," he said before mentioning two French people.
“Aurélien Tchouaméni and Randal Kolo Muani gave everything.
They are heroes to many people and they deserve nothing but respect.
In reaction to the racist insults received, the two players decided to deactivate comments on their respective social networks.
Lewis Hamilton once again raises his voice, as he did after the final of the last Euro for Buyako Saka and Marcus Rashford, in particular.
Faced with these hateful remarks, the French Football Federation (FFF) decided to file a complaint.
A reaction that was expected, after the lack of support denounced by Kylian Mbappé following his missed shot on goal in the round of 16 of Euro 2021 against Switzerland.
The day after the World Cup final, Bayern Munich had published a strong message to defend their player, Kingsley Coman, also a victim of racism after his failure against Emiliano Martinez.