Lewis Hamilton and Bernie Ecclestone relationship is now strained.
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Originally Posted by
jackiewilson
Suddenly thats no longer acceptable or politically correct.
Jackie is there a civil war happening between the British people? I saw this article at Yahoo Sports.
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Last week, Lewis Hamilton called out both FIA president Jean Todt, and F1 CEO Chase Carey for lacking leadership amid his Black Lives Matter activism.
The Mercedes driver also criticized F1 greats of the sport Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario Andretti, and Jackie Stewart, along with former F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, even accusing the latter of lacking education.
Ecclestone, 89, is not taking the shot without taking one of his one. He has been lashing out at Hamilton through the British newspapers, saying, "Lewis, you state that I am uneducated and ignorant. I have the same level of schooling as you. At least I had a reason—I was at school during the last war, not always under the best conditions. You are lucky because if I had not been as properly educated,perhaps Formula 1 would not be as it was for you to benefit as you have.
"Don't think about what your skin color is—think about what color your mind is. Don't envy others. Just improve and catch up."
Given the option, Todt says he would love to keep world politics out of Formula 1.
