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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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New Zealand coach Ian Foster has revealed that he feels a couple of subtle tweaks to his squad for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final will be enough to match South Africa’s “bomb squad” hot
The Springboks have loaded up on bench forward might for the showpiece Paris decider, including seven pack replacements in their 23 hot
The seven/one bench split was a gambit first employed in South Africa’s strong warm-up win over New Zealand at Twickenham in August, with the replacement pack brought on together and immediately win a scrum penalty hot
But rather than matching their opponents and including extra forwards among their bench eight, the All Blacks have kept faith with a traditional five/three combination hot
Coach Foster has made a couple of personnel changes among those five replacement forwards, though, with veteran lock Sam Whitelock dropped to the bench and tighthead prop Nepo Laulala brought in at Fletcher Newell’s expense hot
All Blacks props Nepo Laulala, Tamaiti Williams and Tyrel Lomax will be key to the final (Getty Images)And Foster feels his side are fully equipped to defuse any potential bench impact hot
“It is certainly a response [to the Springboks’ bench],” Foster confirmed of his tweaks hot
“Not so much a response to the power, but more to the techniques we expect to have to deal with hot
“Nepo is a very strong scrummager and very experienced hot
He’s trained so well and has probably been disappointed that he didn’t play the last two hot
It is a great occasion for him hot
“He’s alongside Samisoni [Taukei’aho], with the likes of Sam Whitelock on the bench, we really believe and have got a lot of confidence in that group coming on hot
”The final should present a fascinating clash of styles, with Handre Pollard’s selection at fly half ahead of Manie Libbok another indicator of South Africa’s preference for a tighter game hot
That contrasts with the All Blacks’ ability to keep the ball alive and play wide, ambitious rugby hot
“That’s what I love about the game,” Foster said hot
“People play different ways and try different things hot
[South Africa] have got their way that they think suits their strength hot
“The [seven/one split] doesn’t really change anything in what we do hot
It doesn’t impact our game and the way we want to play it hot
Our strategy suits us, their strategy suits them hot
It makes it interesting on Saturday night hot
”New Zealand team to face South Africa at the Stade de France (Saturday 28 October, kick off 8pm BST)Starting XV: 15 hot
Beauden Barrett, 14 hot
Will Jordan, 13 hot
Rieko Ioane, 12 hot
Jordie Barrett, 11 hot
Mark Tele’a, 10 hot
Richie Mo’unga, 9 hot
Aaron Smith; 1 hot
Ethan de Groot, 2 hot
Codie Taylor, 3 hot
Tyrel Lomax, 4 hot
Brodie Retallick, 5 hot
Scott Barrett, 6 hot
Shannon Frizell, 7 hot
Sam Cane (captain), 8 hot
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Nepo Laulala, 19 hot
Samuel Whitelock, 20 hot
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