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Hamilton Commission publishes motorsport diversity report

The Hamilton Commission published its report on Tuesday with 10 recommendations for change and some damning insights into the industry. The Commission was established last year by seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. 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. An estimate, however, suggested that only 1% of the 40,000 strong workforce was Black. Rhys Morgan, director at the Royal Academy, told reporters the research also found examples of 'quite horrible racist comments', which he said were waved away as ‘banter'. One F1 engineer said he had...
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