But his focus remains on his question from the start of June. Almost a month since they concocted their own #WeRaceAsOne slogan and decked all 20 drivers out in t-shirts emblazoned with “END RACISM”, with only Lewis Hamilton’s bearing the words “Black Lives Matter”. At university he played as a scrum-half for the rugby club and also captained his college team. But for that change to take place - for it to be done rigorously and sincerely - those at the top must lead the way. Those feelings, of guilt and empathy, are seemingly more pronounced because of the nature of his work. “I just think, what does it cost you for 15 seconds? He leads the coverage alongside Martin Brundle and Damon Hill OBE. [5], "Sky Sports Presenter Simon Lazenby Exclusive", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simon_Lazenby&oldid=980690094, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 September 2020, at 22:05. Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free! But, really, what even is that? Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Because we are all part of it.”. But you’ve just got to do what is right.”, Watch every race exclusively live on Sky Sports F1 and NOW TV, Simon Lazenby broke away from his preference to not give an opinion after feeling compelled to speak out. But I think the sport, Sky and most people who want to educate themselves on this are trying to understand we need to do more.”. 4,260 Followers, 109 Following, 8 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Simon Lazenby (@simon.lazenby) Sky Sports F1 broadcaster has been vocal in criticising the sport’s mismanaged anti-racism message, and questions why so many find it hard to take a knee ahead of the British Grand Prix, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Simon Lazenby is a TV presenter and lead presenter of Formula One for Sky Sports Lazenby graduated from Durham University with a degree in Natural Sciences. Born in Calgary, Canada, Simon Lazenby spent his childhood country-hopping due to his father’s internationally-based job. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. So much so that it drew a reaction out of Sky Sports’ F1 host Simon Lazenby, who could not compute the scene in front of him: “The images still don’t seem to fit the message in this the most global of sports. Simon has presented Sky’s Formula 1 coverage since its inception in 2012. This website uses cookies to improve your experience.