SPORTA commission set up by seven-time Formula One (F1) champion Lewis Hamilton to help boost the number of black people in British motorsport published its report on Tuesday with 10 recommendations for change and some damning insights into the industry. The report, led by the Royal Academy of Engineering, found that none of the seven British-based F1 teams or 4 000 UK motorsport companies had ethnicity data for employees. There was also a feeling among black students that motorsport was not for them, while a cost cap introduced this season created a potential barrier for taking on more apprentices. Recommendations include asking F1 teams to implement a diversity and inclusion charter for motorsport and possible cost cap exemptions for taking on staff from black backgrounds. There’s just no reason [motorsport] shouldn’t be as diverse as the world around us.

Source: News 24 July 13, 2021 13:41 UTC