F1 News: Lewis Hamilton Extending Diversity Mission To Ferrari - "A Priority"

Lewis Hamilton intends to carry on with his diversity initiatives at Ferrari in 2025, building on the impact he has made at Mercedes.

Over his twelve years at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton has consistently intensified his endeavors to promote diversity and inclusion in motorsport. He now plans to extend his commitment to these initiatives from Mercedes to Ferrari in 2025.

Key Takeaways:

• Lewis Hamilton, during his twelve years at Mercedes, actively worked to promote diversity and inclusion in motorsport.
• He plans to continue these efforts at Ferrari in 2025, extending his commitment to diversity initiatives.
• Hamilton, along with Mercedes, established the Ignite charity to address the lack of diversity in the sport, and it has become part of Mission 44, securing £11.2 million in donations, with Hamilton contributing £7 million personally.

The seven-time world champion, along with Mercedes, addressed the lack of diversity in the sport by establishing the Ignite charity following the findings of the Hamilton Commission. Ignite has become an integral part of Mission 44, which focuses on addressing the insufficient racial diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teaching staff across the UK.

Ignite is designed to provide individuals from diverse backgrounds with enhanced opportunities to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects. 

Since its establishment in December 2021, Mission 44 has secured £11.2 million in donations, with Lewis Hamilton contributing £7 million personally. In total, Hamilton has committed £20 million to the cause.

Explaining how Mercedes became more diverse during his tenure with the team, he added:

"Firstly, I'm immensely proud of the work that we've done within Mercedes. Since 2020, we've made some real great strides in improving the diversity within the team.

"And for example, within HR we've got a diverse HR group and that will continue beyond me, which is something I'm really proud of.

"I think we are ahead of every other team in that respect, and there still is a huge amount of work within the whole sport, of which I'm speaking to Stefano [Domenicali, F1 CEO] constantly and looking to work more with Formula 1."

It would be quite obvious that he would carry forward his initiatives to Ferrari next year. When asked for his confirmation, Hamilton said:

"Of course, [if] you look at Ferrari, they have a lot of work to do, so I've already made that a priority in speaking with John [Ferrari chairman John Elkann].

"And they're super excited to work on it also."

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