Commission initiated by Hamilton demands more diversity in Formula 1

Last year Lewis Hamilton launched a commission in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Engineering to identify the causes of the lack of diversity in motorsport and Formula One. Last night the Hamilton Commission announced the results of their investigation into the under-representation of black people in British motorsport.

The report comes up with ten recommendations to promote equality in the world of motorsport and give students more opportunities, including a fund to support black students coming out of school. The report also highlights other factors in F1 that could be hindering progress, such as the cost cap.

The report has only just been released, but the F1 organisation has already indicated that they will review the recommendations and take action in the short term.

On Motorsport.com you can read the response from Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and CEO of Formula One: “The Hamilton Commission has delivered a comprehensive and impressive report that shows the passion Lewis has for this very important issue."

“We will take the time to read and reflect on all of the findings, but we completely agree that we need to increase diversity across the sport. We have taken action to address this and will be announcing more actions in the coming days."

Hamilton personally involved

Hamilton himself says he will be personally involved to ensure the findings are followed up and not forgotten.

"I'm really hoping that we can take the industry on a journey with us, and unite so that we can make long-lasting, meaningful progress," he said. “We've already had a lot of positive feedback from the key stakeholders, which is amazing to see."

"It had to be not only great findings in whatever we find: the important thing is that we actually action it,” Hamilton said.