Lewis Hamilton has actually pledged to “not stop pressing for an inclusive future” following current remarks made in an interview with CNN by former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone relating to race and equality.
Hamilton required to Instagram to post a rebuttal to the remarks made by Ecclestone, initially writing “damn, I simply dont even understand where to start on this one”, prior to going on to say: “So sad and frustrating to read these comments.
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” If someone who had run the sport for decades has such an absence of understanding of the deep routed [sic] concerns we as black people deal with every day, how can we expect all the people who work under him to understand. It begins at the top.
” Bernie is out of the sport and a different generation however this is precisely what is wrong– ignorant and ignorant remarks which reveal us how far we as a society requirement to precede genuine equality can happen.
” It makes complete sense to me now that nothing was said or done to make our sport more varied or to address the racial abuse I received throughout my profession.
Mercedes six-time champ has actually recently released The Hamilton Commission, focused on making motorsport “as varied as the complex and multicultural world we reside in”– while Formula 1 has likewise set up a Task Force and structure, alongside the #WeRaceAsOne effort, developed to increase variety and inclusion in the sport.
I will not stop pushing to create an inclusive future for our sport with equivalent chance for all. I will continue to utilize my voice to represent those that dont have one, and to speak for those who are underrepresented to supply an opportunity to have a possibility in our sport.”
