From the Austrian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas drive a black car instead of the famous silver car. The team said in a statement that it wants to draw attention to the fight against racism and discrimination. “Our new livery can be seen as a promise to enhance diversity within our team and our sport,” said the Mercedes racing stable in a press release. “It is also a sign of commitment to fighting against all forms of racism and discrimination.” Mercedes says it is striving hard to appoint more people from different backgrounds to the F1 team in the future. “We are proud of all our employees, but in our organization only three percent belong to an ethnic minority and only twelve percent are women. This shows that we need to find new ways to get talent from across society. We know that we team will be stronger if we search in the widest possible group. “
With this statement, Mercedes strongly supports its leader and six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who has repeatedly firmly spoken against racism in recent weeks.
The Brit says he is happy with the new livery of his car: “We need this to educate ourselves. Whether you are a person, brand or company. I have also experienced racism and have seen family and friends suffer from racism “I speak from the heart when I call for change. It is important that we make meaningful changes when it comes to equality.” Bottas plainly supports his teammate: “Racism should have no place in our sport.”
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