I was told by someone whose father worked all his life for Renault, in the pit-stop for all the major F1 races all over the world, and was privy to who was who in the racing world and who were up and coming drivers, and that person said that Hamilton, because he was black was given preferential treatment and all the help needed to further his career, at the expense of young drivers who were in fact better than him at that age. It seems black privilege also exists, not just white.