Lewis Hamilton realised that there is still public opposition to embracing diversity guideline after the FIA banned political and religious statements from Formula 1.
The seven-time champion criticised this stance and showed belief in his work to change the scenario.
“Of course, when you read that in the news, that 100 per cent tells me that we’re going in the wrong direction,” Hamilton said.
“It is counter to what I’ve been trying to do with my team, for example, what I’ve been trying to do in conversations with stakeholders within our sport.
“But I expect pushback, there are still individuals that don’t either understand or believe the importance of having an inclusive environment, and I think my job and our job is to continue to highlight the positives of what that can have, and the importance of it.
“And you might sound like a broken record, but that’s what I’m going to keep on doing and that’s a fight I’ll probably keep on having.” Hamilton added.
Hamilton has been raising the banner of diversity and inclusion in F1 for some time now, and the FIA ban has come under fire not only from him – but from drivers such as Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
On the other hand, Red Bull boss Christian Horner, is one of those who agreed with the new rules.
“I’m really happy that I’ve got Mission 44, which is working flat out, and I’ve got Ignite then working with the [Mercedes] team, there’s this diversity chart that I’ve been working on with all the teams involved.” Hamilton said.
“Because Stefano [Domenicali, F1 president] is I think a really great leader and is very family orientated, very much understanding, he’s already come out and kind of gone against what has been said, so we’ll continue to work together to the right direction.” he added.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the next F1 race. The race will take place in Jeddah on March 19th.
