Black drivers responds to taunts

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain – Lewis Hamilton, who was racially taunted by fans in Barcelona, returned to Spain and was the fastest in opening a three-day test session. The 23-year-old McLaren driver completed 89 laps and had a best time of 1 minute, 19.10

Teammate Pedro de la Rosa was second, less than 0.2 seconds behind the Englishman. BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica, Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima, BMW’s Nick Heidfeld and Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr. all finished under 1:20.

Hamilton, the first Black driver in Formula One, was jeered and insulted when he moved between the McLaren motorhome and the team’s garage at the Montmelo circuit in Barcelona on Feb. 2. Motor sport’s governing body – FIA – said this could result in sanctions.

Under FIA’s statutes, punishment can include removing races from the Grand Prix calendar. The Spanish Grand Prix is scheduled for April 27 at the Montmelo circuit and the European GP is at Valencia on Aug. 24.

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