British champion Lewis Hamilton, Formula One racing world champion, said that the protests currently taking place in many parts of the world against racism constitute "only the beginning and a big change is coming."
"In the past few weeks, we've seen the world open its eyes to the facts about racism today," Mercedes driver Hamilton said on social media on Wednesday.
Although he expects to do much more, Hamilton said he would "appreciate the positive steps that have been taken so far."
Hamilton (35 years) had spoken boldly about racism earlier, but he has intensified his statements in this regard since the death of George Floyd, an African American citizen, on May 25 in the US city of Minneapolis when a white policeman perched his knee on his neck during the arrest on him.
Hamilton said a few days ago that Formula 1 - "a white-dominated sport" - was silent on racism, which prompted several drivers and teams to issue statements supporting anti-racism.
Hamilton noted that laws are subject to change and that police officers are held accountable for their actions, and that sales of anti-racist books have risen in light of people's desire to educate themselves in this aspect.