Accelerating $25,000,000 Mission, Lewis Hamilton Wages War Against FIA to Eradicate Casual Sexism in F1
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The modern world might have taken strides in combating the social evils that trouble humankind. But issues like casual sexism and racism still destroy the innermost layers of humanity. Sport, which is considered to be a uniting force, also suffers from this problem. In Formula 1, the biggest personality driving this change is 7x champion, Lewis Hamilton. And this time, he has directly targeted the FIA for their casual sexism.
The world of F1 has changed and major changes have been brought about to improve not only the sport but also society. But the rulebook itself, which serves as a bible for the sport’s stakeholders, has a big issue. Unlike the other series of motorsports, the F1 rulebook uses ‘he’ to refer to the racers instead of ‘riders’. To change the face of how FIA tackled this issue, Hamilton has accelerated Mission 44, to which he pledged $25 million out of his own pocket.
“It doesn’t surprise me,” Hamilton told Express as he addressed the problem. “It is only men in that room and it has been since I’ve been here. There has not been enough importance [on changing], probably. Maybe there is another side, but definitely not encouraging to hear that.”
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The 7-time champion sounded furious with such an old problem still troubling F1. But the FIA immediately addressed his concerns to give him a moment of relief.
FIA responds to Lewis Hamilton as concerns over sexism gain speed
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The problem of the big names in the sporting and entertainment world having misogynistic attitudes is a thing of the past. Not entirely, but sport, at least, has gained a lot of ground in fighting this social evil. And as the FIA takes another step towards a better system, they have notified Hamilton, and everybody, about their steps.
An FIA spokesperson told in the media: “The FIA statutes are prefaced by a statement that terms referring to any person are applicable to both genders, and this topic is currently under internal review.”
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The Mercedes talisman has contributed as much to the non-racing side of F1 as he has on the racetrack. With Mission 44, he has set out to change the world one step at a time. And we are all for it.
Edited by:
Akash Pandhare