Suppose history took a very different tack, with the social media revolution happening half-a-century earlier than it did.
How might that affect the public discussion of Formula 1?
It's a valid question simply because every aspect of the debate over F1's direction is rooted in such criticism - often based on harking back to a golden age.
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The provocative questions posed by Hamilton's anti-racism push Lewis Hamilton has begun the 2020 season using his global profile to campaign on vital social issues of diversity and racial equality. And as ever, writes MARK GALLAGHER, the rest of Formula 1 is trailing in his wheel tracks F1
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