Sir Lewis Hamilton driven to making genuine change within motorsport by Hindsight4Sport
The seven-times Formula 1 world champion was speaking as his X44 Vida Carbon Racing Extreme E Team announced its Season 3 line upSIR LEWIS HAMILTON has said that he is committed to making genuine change with motorsport. The seven-times Formula 1 world champion was speaking as his X44 Vida Carbon Racing Extreme E Team announced its Season 3 line up.
We know from the findings of The Hamilton Commission that the motorsport industry is an incredibly difficult place to break intoAs a Black-owned team, X44 Vida Carbon Racing recognises that motorsport has traditionally been dominated by a narrow demographic, an issue that team owner Sir Lewis has long been dedicated to addressing through The Hamilton Commission, his research project in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering, and his charitable foundation Mission44.
To achieve these goals, X44 Vida Carbon is taking a holistic look at how the team can create a more diverse and inclusive environment in motorsport by placing opportunity as its top priority. Initial commitments include: Race Engineer George Imafidon, a member of The Hamilton Commission who has worked within X44 Vida Carbon across the inaugural two seasons;The aim is to continue to support Extreme E’s Racing for All initiative, founded in line with The Hamilton Commission findings, which allows each team in the series an additional team member, who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity, to get a first step on the career ladder.
X44 Vida Carbon have also announced a refreshed driver line up, with up-and-coming Jamaican driver Fraser McConnell joining the team. Fraser will be joined by current X44 Vida Carbon Racing driver and reigning Extreme E champion Cristina Gutiérrez for the 2023 season. “I am so impressed with Cristina’s performances in the first two seasons of Extreme E and I can’t wait to drive alongside her; I am sure that we will work well together and I hope to learn a lot from her prior experience. It’s never a bad thing to race alongside a world champion!
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