F1 drivers wear knee pads as a crucial piece of safety equipment to protect their legs from injury during high-speed crashes and to provide comfort and support during long, physically demanding races.

Lewis Hamilton led a majority of the 20 Formula One drivers in taking a knee in a gesture of anti-racism solidarity on the grid before the start of the belated season-opening Austrian Grand Prix on ...

(Reuters) - Formula One drivers expressed unity in the fight against racism on Saturday but said taking a knee before Sunday's season-opening Austrian Grand Prix would be a matter for each to decide.