The Hamilton Commission, started by seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton and co-chaired by Royal Academy of Engineering CEO Dr. Hayaatun Sillem, published a comprehensive report Tuesday detailing the systemic barriers to the involvement of Black people in motorsport, and in engineering fields at large.
The 93-page report, titled
Accelerating Change: Improving Representation of Black People in UK Motorsport was the culmination of 10 months of research, amassing large swaths of data across primary and higher education, as well as within Formula 1 itself. It’s interspersed with accounts from Black students and working engineers, detailing firsthand the institutional forces and attitudes that pushed them away from pursuing their careers. And it makes actionable recommendations on how decision makers in motorsport can generate the diversity they so often claim to encourage. You can read it in full here.
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