The media has alot to do with how Lewis Hamilton has been portrayed.
I hear so many people saying they don't like him for no reason whatsoever. Then you realise it's because of the way the media portrayed him: a tax dodger, cocky, over confident, cold etc
& it's affected how people view him even now. You don't have to watch a sport to understand someone's greatness. I have never watched golf but I understand Tiger Woods' talent.
I'm an F1 fan but the reality is that after Lewis retires God knows when I'm gonna see a black man in this sport again.
& if you watched F1 when Lewis first started to now, you would realise that he's actually changed his behaviour. He's talking alot more, he's biting his tongue alot more...definitely diluted himself
& of course no one can tell me that hasn't been impacted by how he has been viewed. It's sad especially when you see people like Alonso and Verstappen who haven't had to change how they are.
He's literally carrying the BLM movement ALONE in his sport while still breaking records. What a guy.
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