Lewis Hamilton Will Stay Focused On Increasing Diversity In F1 When He Joins Ferrari Next Year

SAKHIR, Bahrain: Lewis Hamilton will proceed to push for extra variety inside Formula 1 when the seven-time champion strikes to Ferrari subsequent 12 months.

Hamilton, the one Black driver in F1, mentioned Friday at preseason testing that he was pleased with the legacy he would depart with Mercedes after he and the crew developed variety initiatives collectively, and that it might be a precedence in his work with Ferrari.

“I’m immensely proud of the work that we’ve done within Mercedes. Since 2020 we’ve made some really great strides in improving diversity within the team,” he mentioned.

“I think we are ahead of every other team in that respect, and there’s still a huge amount of work within the whole sport. I’m speaking to (F1 chief executive) Stefano (Domenicali) constantly and looking to work more with F1.”

“And of course you look at Ferrari, they have a lot of work to do, so I’ve already made that a priority in speaking with (Ferrari executive chairman) John (Elkann) and they’re super excited to get on and work on it also.”

Hamilton received six of his seven world titles with the Mercedes crew after becoming a member of in 2013, and his determination to depart Ferrari — a transfer he’s mentioned will probably be a “childhood dream” come true — shocked the game.

During his time at Mercedes, Hamilton arrange a fee to research methods to enhance variety within the motorsports business and within the STEM topics — science, expertise, engineering and arithmetic.

Hamilton and Mercedes additionally collectively created the Ignite partnership, which gives monetary grants to organizations which promote variety and inclusivity in motorsports and STEM.

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