Anglia Lewis Hamilton

The seven-times world champion said he was also often called the n-word as he grew up in the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire.

The charges relate to the incident after Sunday's race had been halted following a crash. A group made it on to the circuit and sat down on the track.

The F1 star said he had been "on the receiving end of racism and criticism and that negativity and archaic narratives for a long time."