"VAN" (Sports Desk - 27.11.2024) :: Formula 1 is delighted to announce the introduction of a formal Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) charter, which has been agreed by all ten teams, Formula 1 and the FIA, and has been created with support from the Royal Academy of Engineering, which, alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton, delivered The Hamilton Commission’s original report in 2021.
The charter is a result of the report’s recommendation that the motorsport sector commits to improve diversity and inclusion across all organisations. The charter’s implementation will also be supported by Formula 1 partner Mission 44, the charity set up by Lewis Hamilton. Mission 44 has also recently released research that indicates that programmes including pledges, commitments, or codes, drive accountability.
As a sport that prides itself on its unrelenting high performance, Formula 1 recognises the importance that diversity plays in introducing new perspectives and ideas, and driving innovation, culture, and business results. And while it is an environment of intense competition, there is recognition that inclusion cannot be achieved by working alone, but through collaboration. The charter is designed to make this a reality and produce positive lasting results.
The sport is committed to creating, supporting, and delivering on actions, measures, and outcomes, to build a more diverse and inclusive place to work. Over recent years every team and stakeholder in Formula 1 has acted and implemented initiatives to improve diversity, access, and opportunity within the sport. At Formula 1, fully funded engineering scholarships for underrepresented groups have been introduced, apprentice and intern schemes created, and F1 ACADEMY, the female-only series, has been launched, to name a few key examples.
The charter is an important step in agreeing a set of clear joint principles to maintain momentum and continue to maximise diversity across Formula 1, and it sets out a collaborative approach to improve the sport in the months and years ahead.
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