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Kimi Raikkonen said Thursday it was "crazy" to question why six drivers refused to take a knee alongside Lewis Hamilton, insisting "each individual has the right to do what they feel most comfortable".
Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and 13 other drivers all took a knee on the grid just before last weekend's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix to show their support of anti-racism protests.
However, six remained standing.
They were former world champion Raikkonen, his Alfa Romeo team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Daniil Kvyat of Alpha Tauri and Carlos Sainz of McLaren.
"F1 and all the teams are doing the best they can so I think it's a bit crazy to question things, but that's how the world is," said Raikkonen.
"Everyone has a right to do what they feel like.
He told Sky Sports: "All the drivers are definitely against racism and we all had the search.
"I am more than happy to help on these things but each individual has the right to do how they feel most comfortable, so I think F1 and all the teams are doing the best that they can."
Typical Kimi ??#AustrianGP ???? #F1 pic.twitter.com/jUbO76kKCHKvyat said that taking a knee was not an appropriate action for him as a Russian while Leclerc said he had been offended by some social media reaction to his decision to stand last Sunday.
- Formula 1 (@F1) July 9, 2020
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