Hamilton continues to fight for dark drivers in Formula 1: “Without me little would have changed”

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Hamilton hoped early in his career to make a difference in the sport for his people. “My dad and I looked at people like Tiger Woods in golf and the Williams sisters in tennis. They broke the ice. We were like, ‘If we can do something like this in motorsport, it’s going to make a big difference. in our industry,” said Hamilton in a major interview with Wall Street Journal.

Frustrations in 2019

So far, little has come of those beautiful thoughts. Hamilton overtook the realization just after he had won his sixth world title in 2019. “I zoomed in on the photos on Instagram, where my team was cheering. I’ve been around here for fourteen, fifteen years. How has nothing changed yet? I was very sad about it. Frustrated and sad,” she says. Hamilton on the lack of black men within his team and the sport.

Initiatives

Meanwhile, Hamilton has launched numerous initiatives to achieve more inclusiveness in Formula 1, for example he set up ‘Mission 44’ in the summer, he has ensured that at least 25 percent of all new Mercedesemployees is a minority and the livery of his car was blackened. “I think that without my initiatives little would have changed. I am now 36 years old. I still wonder: why me? Why am I the only black driver who made it to Formula 1 and can participate in the front? be a bigger picture,” he concludes.

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