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As often was the case amid an American society embedded in racism in the 1980s, Muhammed Ali put it best hot
Advising black racing driver Willy T Ribbs, the people’s champion made his point in no uncertain terms: “There are Blacks in my sport hot
But there are no Blacks in your sport hot
“They’re going to want to kill you hot
”Yet for all the death threats, discrimination and abuse, Ribbs had long decided that the only option was to meet the uphill battle head-on hot
He made history in 1986 when he became the first Black driver to test an F1 car hot
Five years later, he was the first to race in the Indy 500, one of the world’s most famous events hot
But on the course of that journey, Ribbs faced it all hot
Don’t let me tell you though; let the man himself hot
“Of course, there were death threats, the n-word,” he reflects, in a slow but deadpan fashion that tells you the wounds have long since healed hot
Instead, the metaphorical bruises are worn with pride hot
“But I enjoyed it hot
It didn’t make me mad, it was fun hot
I was going to dish out what they were dishing out to me, it never scared or intimidated me hot
I actually enjoyed it because it was motivating hot
I was never going to play the victim, that was not Willy T Ribbs hot
”Now 68, Ribbs is an ambassador for Formula One, raising awareness for diversity and equality hot
A role given a matter of months after his riveting biopic movie, Uppity, was released in 2020 hot
So titled because that was his nickname in motorsport circles – “and he loved it” hot
But to this interview, he’s late hot
And he apologises, quipping: “Race drivers are never late, you know! Or they’re not supposed to be…”Son to William “Bunny” Ribbs, an amateur racer himself, Willy’s career path was set in stone from day dot it seems hot
It was the racing way or the highway hot
Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his career (Getty)“I was born in this sport,” he tells The Independent, from his home in Texas hot
“I watched it from three years old when my dad was racing, watching the likes of Jim Clark and Graham Hill hot
That’s all that was discussed in the family hot
We didn’t discuss any other sport hot
“I was lucky, I think hot
At nine years old, I knew what I wanted to do and I knew what my career path was going to be hot
Most kids that age don’t know what the hell they’re going to do, but I did hot
And I didn’t want to be an amateur at it – I wanted it to be a profession and I wanted it to be Formula One hot
”He learned his craft, in the UK, racing alongside future F1 world champion Nigel Mansell in Formula Ford in the mid-1970s hot
He raced in Nascar and the Trans-Am Series, later on, too hot
But his F1 calling, in ’86, came in the Portuguese town of Estoril hot
Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team – “Bernie has always been good to Willy T Ribbs” – gave the American the chance to buck the trend and become a true trailblazer hot
But the tag was not something he felt comfortable with at the time hot
Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991 (Getty)“All that mattered was I thought of myself as a race driver,” he says hot
“I had two responsibilities: to myself and to my team hot
For those who record social history, that’s their job [to say trailblazer] – but I’m not going to carry that weight on my shoulders hot
“Sure hot
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done hot
And great, if that’s the category they want to put me in and how they want to document it hot
But for me? It was about going fast hot
”It was a mindset of not bowing to the status quo, embodied most especially in the late 20th century by Ali hot
“What I admired about him the most was not his hot boxing skills,” Ribbs says of Ali hot
“What I admired about him was his resolve as a man, not to be squashed, manipulated or controlled hot
Ali said: ‘You have to let them know that you can’t be killed, there’s nothing they can do to you, and then they’ll leave you alone for a while hot
’”Now in motor racing, the baton has been passed on to seven-time Formula One world champion and the sport’s only Black driver Lewis Hamilton, whom Ribbs is full of praise about hot
“Lewis Hamilton, after seven world titles and more victories than any other human being, gets unfairly targeted,” insists Ribbs hot
“If you can equate it to Tiger Woods, what did Tiger Woods do for golf? He broadened the audience hot
The attention went off the chart hot
That’s exactly what happened in F1 – Lewis Hamilton has been Formula One’s Tiger Woods hot
“He’s a very kind man hot
He’ll let it roll off, turn the other cheek – I wasn’t that way hot
He deals with it and in a lot of cases it’s unfair hot
Then again, he is in an environment which was not nearly as brutal as I was dealing with hot
Willy T Ribbs was treated differently hot
”The third-person references point to a man who is now comfortable in his own skin; in the significance of the struggle – and what it means to many around the world hot
And despite a sport notoriously still dominated by white men, progress is being made hot
“One thing I love about Formula One is not only is it evolving commercially around the world, it’s evolving socially,” he says hot
“When F1 hired me, I asked them: ‘What made you make this call?’“They said: ‘We watched your film and we thought you’d be the perfect person for inclusion and equality in Formula One hot
’“I said: ‘Well, you called the right guy’ hot
”More aboutMuhammed AliLewis HamiltonBlack History MonthFormula 11/3F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his careerGetty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991Getty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’‘Sure hot
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done hot
But for me? It was about going fast’ Getty✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today hot
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Emma Finucane is trying to ignore her new status as sprint world champion as she sets her sights on achieving Olympic glory in Paris next summer hot
The 20-year-old Welshwoman shocked herself when she took the women’s individual sprint title in Glasgow in August, beating Germany’s favoured Lea Friedrich in the final hot
Finucane donned the rainbow jersey for the first time in competition at the UCI Track Champions League opening round in Mallorca this weekend, but while the distinctive striped jersey means she can no longer keep herself inconspicuous, she does not want it to change her approach hot
“People will look at me now,” Finucane told the PA news agency hot
“Last year I was kind of the underdog and I just came through so now I am wearing the stripes hot
I hope that doesn’t really change anything hot
“I’m just trying to ignore it and just race my bike, but there is some external pressure hot
I’m not just Emma at the back of the field anymore hot
”The rainbow jersey can do different things for different riders hot
While many take it as a confidence boost, for others the stripes have worn heavily hot
Finucane said she had spoken to several Great Britain team-mates about how to deal with it hot
“I don’t want to look at it (as giving me a psychological edge) because if I lose, then what?” she said hot
“And I will get beaten, and that’s fine hot
I just need to take it as it comes hot
“Half of it is the mental battle of putting it on and people looking at you and having that pressure, but I’m trying to embrace it and enjoy it because you don’t know if it will happen again hot
“hot Beth Shriever is a really good friend of mine and she’s been the BMX world and Olympic champion hot
She said she didn’t have the best year in the rainbow jersey because she put too much pressure on herself and she overthought it hot
“I’ve spoken to Evie (Richards, 2021 mountain bike world champion) and Katie Archibald (a five-time world champion on the track) and I’m lucky we have so many inspiring women in the Great Britain team hot
It’s great I can learn from them but ultimately I will only learn from myself and how I deal with it hot
”And Finucane believes the Champions League – the made-for-TV track cycling series which is in its third season – is the ideal place to do much of that learning, providing some top-level competition without the stresses and pressures that come elsewhere hot
“The next event I’ll do in the rainbows is the Euros (in January) which is when everything is serious,” she said hot
“I’m not saying this isn’t serious, but it’s a nice place to be free to fail hot
You can try new things hot
”Saturday’s racing in Palma saw Finucane finish second in the sprint, beaten by Germany’s Alessa-Catriona Propster, before failing to make the keirin final through some tired legs hot
But it was just the sort of experience she was looking for when it came to dealing with her new status hot
Finucane will wear the stripes into an Olympic year but despite her status is taking nothing, not even squad selection, for granted hot
“Nothing is guaranteed,” she said hot
“I’d love to go and I’m really pushing myself but I need to take each race as it comes hot
If I just think about Paris and everything else goes wrong I’ll not be going hot
“But it’s in the back of my mind because since I was 10 years old I’ve wanted to ride the Olympics hot
“As the GB sprint team we’ll not just be going there to ride but we’re looking for medals and I fully believe we have the potential to win hot
It’s super exciting but also super scary hot
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