FERRARI’S Charles Leclerc confirmed a split among the drivers over their anti-racism stance on Sunday when he said he will not be ‘taking a knee’ on the grid ahead the belated season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.
The Monegasque driver made his statement in a tweet that added that this did not signal he was any less committed than others in the fight against racism.
He wrote: “I believe that what matters are facts and behaviours in our daily life rather than formal gestures that could be seen as controversial in some countries.
“I will not take the knee but this does not mean at all that I am less committed than others in the fight against racism.”
Leclerc’s statement comes amid reports that up to five drivers are reluctant to ‘take a knee’ in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
The campaign gained global momentum following the death of
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