I was part of the F1 champion’s commission. As a Black female engineer, I’ve seen the lack of minorities in science and technology
I was delighted to receive an email from Lewis Hamilton last year, asking that I join his newly created commission on diversity in British motorsport. I accepted because Hamilton has become a champion for social change through the platform sport gives him.
After 10 months of research, including in-depth interviews, surveys and literature reviews, the report was published this week and is a testament to his leadership and persistence, alongside that of the Royal Academy of Engineering, which co-chaired it.
Chi Onwurah MP is shadow minister for digital, science and technology, and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in Stem