F1 is still a male-dominated space, says Lewis Hamilton, who believes his on-grid protests have helped force change
Ralf Schumacher came out in a post on social media this week, one of only four former Formula One drivers to have done so in 74 years.Ralf Schumacher came out in a post on social media this week, one of only four former Formula One drivers to have done so in 74 years.Lewis Hamilton has praised Ralf Schumacher’s decision to announce he was in a same-sex relationship but insisted Formula One still has a long way to go in encouraging further diversity and inclusion.
“The change all started from Seb and I standing on the grid, fighting against what the government was doing here,” he said. “Even though Ralf said it wasn’t a good idea to do these things, perhaps today he may have changed his mind. Him taking that step makes such a positive message, it liberates others to be able to do the same, we need more and more people to be able to do that.”
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