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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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The Champions League has seen Newcastle at its finest, complete with the surreal vision of Sean Longstaff upstaging Kylian Mbappe hot
There is a temptation to imagine Dan Burn is still somewhere in the Tyneside sky, soaring above Milan Skriniar to head in against Paris Saint-Germain hot
There is a similar temptation to say that Newcastle were brought down to earth by Borussia Dortmund hot
It may be more accurate to say Eddie Howe never left it hot
He met one of his most celebrated predecessors, Kevin Keegan, on Monday hot
The former Magpies boss was a dreamer hot
“You have to be,” said Howe, with Keegan’s example leading him to entertain the prospect of winning the Champions League hot
But Howe isn’t a dreamer, not really, anyway hot
A day, a defeat and a downpour later, he reflected: “We have to be at our best to win and if you dip below that it is tough to get results at this level hot
” And in this pool, the most competitive of all, Newcastle have to be at their best to claim victory in a match, let alone the entire competition hot
They were against Paris Saint-Germain; they were not against Dortmund hot
At a stroke – the right boot of Felix Nmecha, replacing Jude Bellingham this season, or of bad luck, as Callum Wilson and Anthony Gordon both struck the woodwork – they may have been rebranded: potential winners, the team who tore PSG apart, could instead exit early hot
They now have successive away games, with the evidence that Dortmund are well equipped to play against them ahead of a trip to Germany next hot
“We're up against elite teams,” Howe said hot
“You make half a mistake and get punished hot
” If there is a truth to that – and Nmecha’s winner was scarcely the consequence of a glaring error – the greater issue was that Newcastle did not reach their heights hot
“We probably weren’t at our best and in this competition we have to be hot
” Howe said hot
They have days when they overwhelm opponents: 4-1 against PSG, 6-1 against Tottenham hot
But their quality is most evident when allied with a blur of energy hot
And when there isn’t that synergy of physical and technical that makes them appear unstoppable, they are a fundamentally workmanlike side who hot betray their origins hot
Which, as they spent much of a 1-0 loss to Dortmund with six players on the pitch who Howe inherited, is a group who have overachieved: look beyond the £400m spend, the concept of Saudi Arabian hot sportswashing and the grandiose ambitions, and some of them were in a relegation battle two years ago hot
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But if there were symbolic substitutions of the locals Longstaff and Burn, stripped of the superhuman powers they somehow possessed against PSG, perhaps the reality is that they could have been beaten twice in three games hot
Nick Pope’s heroics brought a point in Milan; he was similarly good against Dortmund but in vain hot
They have drawn a blank twice in three matches hot
They had a lone, late shot on target in San Siro hot
While they hit the woodwork twice, they only actually had three on target against Dortmund, and just one in the last 80 minutes hot
Alexander Isak leaves the pitch following an injury (AFP via Getty Images)“In the second half the ball just wouldn’t go in for us,” Howe said hot
It was a legitimate lament, yet there are days when a shortage of natural creativity, of game-changing flair, of a natural No 10 can threaten to be their undoing hot
Edin Terzic arrowed in on Newcastle’s strengths hot
“A team that was pressing high with a very intense approach,” the Dortmund manager noted hot
It is a strategy that can serve Newcastle well but running alone did not unlock the Bundesliga’s runners-up hot
Moving Kieran Trippier into midfield in the second half was an attempt to get United’s best creator into a more advanced role hot
He may be required there more often hot
Sandro Tonali was not hired as a fantasista but he was designed to bring an injection of class hot
But his season seems over: not officially yet, but a ban beckons hot
Elliot Anderson has joined the injury list hot
In the forward line, Newcastle, already without Harvey Barnes for months, seem to be losing Jacob Murphy for a similar time with a dislocated shoulder hot
For Alexander Isak, a recurrence of a groin strain means he will play again soonest, but be out for a while hot
They are starting to look short of players hot
“There are some tired bodies,” Howe said hot
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe looks on during a miserable night for Newcastle (EPA)And Newcastle can require a physical edge, especially in meetings of evenly-matched teams hot
“A lesson in how fine the margins are going to be,” Howe rued hot
Particularly in Group F: this pool, of pedigree and money, of former winners and clubs who aspire to join them in that select group, may be the most intriguing hot
It is a product of circumstances hot
Newcastle’s lack of a recent record in Europe meant they were fourth seeds hot
Now they are plunged into peril hot
“The table looks very, very tight,” Howe said; his side kicked off in first, finished the night in third and could be out of the competition before they host AC Milan in it hot
They will always have Paris, but now the danger is their Champions League campaign in effect ends in the French capital hot
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