Formula 1 world champion Lewis Ham✤ilton says he is “completely overcome with rage” over racial injustice following events over the past “dark” week.

Protests and demonstrations have been sparked acౠross the world in recent days following the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by police in the United States of America on May 25.

Hamilton, F1’s only black driver, criticised his peers earlier this week for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“staying silent” and said he feels like he has “stood alone” in🏅 the world of motorsport in the fight against racial injustice.

Within 24 hours of Hamilton’s comments, nearly half of the F1 gr🍃id had posted anti-racism messages to raise awareness of the matter.

“This past week ha🐼s been so dark,” Hamilton💞 wrote on Instagram.

“I have failed to keep hold of my emotions. I have felt so much💛 anger, sadness and dis⛄belief in what my eyes have seen.

“I am completely overcome with rage atꦆ the sight of such blatant disregard for the lives of oꦐur people.

“The injustice that we are seei𓄧ng our brothers and s♏isters face all over he world time and time again is disgusting, and MUST stop.”

Numerous sporting stars and public figures have used their social media platfor🧸ms to condemn racism and lend their support to the #BlackLivesMovement.

On Tuesday, another initiative called “Blackout Tuesday” was organised by stars in the music industry, and quickly spread across social media, with m🍒any users posting black squares and messages of solidarity.

“So many seem surprise💜d, but to us unfortunately, it is not surprising,” Hamilton continued.

“Those of us who are black, brown or in-between, see it everyday and should not have to feel as though we were born guilty, don’t belong, or fear for our lives based💙 on the colour of our skin.

“Will Smith said it best, racism is not getting worse, it’s being filmed. Only now that the world is so well equipped with cameras 𓆏has this issue been able to come to light in such a big ꦇway.”

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Hamilton - who also hit out at President Donald Trump for his failure to control and lead the United States at a time of desperation - stressed it was “sad” that political powers only took action iꦜn the wake of rallies and violent protests.

“It is only when there are riots and🍰 screams for justice that the powers that be cave in and do something, but by then it is far too late and not enough has been don♔e,” Hamilton added.

“”It took hundreds of thousands of peoples complaints and buildings to burn before officials reac💯ted and decided to arrest Derek Chauvin for murder, and that is sad.

“Unfortunately, America is not the only place where racism lives an𝓰d we continue to fail as humans when we canno🅺t stand up for what is right.

“Please do not sit in silence♏, no matter the colour of y🐬our skin. Black Lives Matter.”