A Finnish member of parliament has accused Valtteri Bottas of “moral posing”. Jani Makela, a Finnish member of parliament, immediately hit back at Bottas, advising him to “Keep kneeling. The Finnish newspaper Iltalehti got in touch with Makela to better understand his comment. As for his comment about Bottas’ ‘kneeling’, Makela admitted that he was referring to the way the 31-year-old kneels before races in support of the controversial political movement Black Lives Matter. However, he admits that Bottas might only be kneeling because of Mercedes’ internal policies. “When you think about how strongly Mercedes has got involved in BLM, it starts to feel like he (Bottas) was pressured into it,” Makela said.

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