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Jun 2020
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Nic Hamilton on overcoming disability, b...

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Nic Hamilton - brother of Lewis Hamilton - tells Ayo and Chanel how he's overcome a disability, bullying and racism to become a top racing driver. He hopes the Black Lives Matter protests will be the start of something positive and 'powerful'.

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