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Lewis Hamilton has cried out for more diversity in Formula 1, stating that he feels the sport has changed very little since his debut. The Briton heads into his twelfth season of racing in F1, and starts the year as a four-time world champion.
Hamilton is expected to sign a contract extension with Mercedes soon which could see him become the highest paid British athlete of all time. However, he says that he wants to see more diversity in the F1 paddock, stating there are jobs suited for everybody in the sport.
"There is barely any diversity in F1, still nothing’s changed in 11 years I’ve been here," the 33-year-old said on Instagram. "Kids, people, there’s so many jobs in this sport of which anybody no matter your ethnicity or background can make it and fit in.”
Mercedes had a positive winter testing, emerging out of it once again as the favourites to take both titles this year. However, the boss of the Silver Arrow's, Toto Wolff, claims that there is no time to relax as it faces a big threat from Ferrari and Red Bull.
"Last year, the competition was very close and there was no moment where we could afford to relax. Ferrari put up a very tough fight and we had a proper battle between silver and red. This year promises to bring an exciting three-way fight between us, Ferrari and Red Bull. Everyone in Brackley and Brixworth has worked extremely hard over the past months to make sure we enter that fight with the best machine possible."
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It's not a diversity problem. It's a money problem. I frankly don't care about the race or skin color of drivers. I do expect them to be the very best and to get there on merit. I'd rather have a grid that's not very diverse but free of pay drivers.