Lewis Hamilton reacts after six F1 rivals decline to take knee before Austrian GP

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (R) congratulates Mercedes' Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas after the qualifying round at the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix on July 4, 2020, in Spielberg, Austria.(Photo by LEONHARD FOEGER / AFP)

Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he will not force his fellow F1 drivers to take a knee after six drivers declined to take a stance ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Other than Hamilton, the drivers wore "End Racism" t-shirts and congregated at the front of the grid, while the Brit sported a 'Black Lives Matter' top.