Lewis Hamilton believes there is a “racial element” to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s claim that Formula One drivers should not act like rappers. Ben Sulayem made the contentious comment in an interview in which he said F1 stars have a responsibility to stop swearing on the radio.

Lewis Hamilton suggests Mohammed Ben Sulayem's comments about wanting to reduce the amount of swearing on the team radio had a "racist element" to them. The Emirati compared the radio swearing to rappers in music, and Hamilton believes this is unacceptable.