Police said they arrested four people on Sunday after protesters displayed a banner for climate action group Extinction Rebellion during the British Formula One Grand Prix.
Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Bryn Lennon
They also issued a statement explaining that they had decided to send “a clear message” to television viewers rather than interrupt the race, won by six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes. The statement said some of the four had worn “Black Lives Matter” armbands in solidarity with a gesture by Hamilton, the sport’s only Black driver, and Formula One before the race as part of an anti-racism campaign.Formula One issued a sustainability plan last year with the aim of achieving a net zero-carbon footprint for the sport by 2030.
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