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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

Lewis Hamilton dismisses ‘older, white men’ criticising his move to Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari tracksuit.
Lewis Hamilton says he has ‘always welcomed negativity’. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Lewis Hamilton has delivered a stinging rebuke to criticism of his move from Mercedes to Ferrari, dismissing it as an irrelevance from what he describes as older, white men.

Hamilton is making his debut with Ferrari this year and is currently taking part in pre-season testing in Bahrain, where he was quickest in the morning session on Thursday. This will be the 40-year-old’s 19th season in F1 and comes after 12 years at Mercedes with whom he won six of his seven titles.

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