#hamilton commission

[wejustvibing]

"Then they’re not just a token gesture coming in, they’re actually there with a function. They are coming from schools or organisations where the Hamilton Commission has been to say ‘think about motorsport as a career’. There’s all these different aspects to it and they’re bringing people in that way.” - Leena Gade

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[violetvettel]

HAMILTON COMMISSION REPORT

[purplerainlewis]

“𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐧𝐞. 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟔, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞’𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.”

[elementalmoments]

I started digging into the Hamilton Commission full report and have some initial takeaways:

It's very well organized and easy to read and digest

It has lots of case studies and clear examples

I particularly appreciated the breakdown of which teams currently have diversity and inclusion initiatives, and what those look like right now.

I do feel as though the majority of the recommendations are too vague to be clearly actionable - calls for support for policy changes without explicitly pointing to which policies/programs/etc, or clarifying who should take on these tasks

That said, recommendation 1 - that Formula 1 create a cost cap exemption for apprentice workers/interns, that they actively recruit these students from minority backgrounds, and that they provide support funds to offset the limitations of geographic access - is clear, immediate, and actionable.

I also appreciate that throughout the report they call out "Immediate Opportunities" for F1 teams to respond to the recommendations, including reviewing the language of job postings, ensuring marketing material is appropriately diverse, and making employment demographic data across sectors available to the public.

Overall it's a mixed bag in the way many of these things are, but I feel like there are a few clear paths of action being presented and hope to see teams, and Formula 1 overall, respond proactively

[wedrivingdriving]

Reading the Dutch responses on social media on articles about the Hamilton commission make me embarrassed to call this country my home. People are fucking insane

[alongtheracingline]

The Hamilton Commission's Report: What It Is and Why Its Important - Along the Racing Line

ATRL's Breanna Hammond breaks down the Hamilton Commission's 184 page report on diversity in motorsports, a charge led by Lewis Hamilton.

Before the chaos of Silverstone, the Hamilton Commission's report was all anyone could talk about. @hammyhq breaks down the 184 page report and what you need to know.

[formu-oli]

I guess because of all the racism towards Lewis I’ve noticed none of the f1 drivers( that i follow) have reposted or talked about the Hamilton commission. This is a HUGE opportunity to show solidarity and allyship towards a man you claim to stand beside and no one did anything.

[tifosied]

"As the only Black driver in the history of Formula 1, Sir Lewis Hamilton was always aware of the lack of diversity across the motorsport industry. But this underrepresentation is not just limited to the driver pool, and also includes those who work in the garage and the engineers in the factories too." [...]

[...] "Following a ten month research period, which included initial data analysis, stakeholder mapping, a literature review in sport, education and employment, as well as primary quantitative and qualitative research with young people and in depth interviews with key stakeholders, The Hamilton Commission has published its report, Accelerating Change: Improving Representation of Black People in UK Motorsport."

Read the Report