Editing Formula One (section)

=== Social inequities ===
Prior to the beginning of the [[2020 Formula One World Championship]], F1 announced and launched the #WeRaceAsOne initiative.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Formula 1 launches #WeRaceAsOne initiative to help fight challenges of COVID-19 and global inequality|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-launches-we-race-as-one-initiative.3s2AhNDApNDzrCoQDc1RY8.html|access-date=11 January 2022|website=formula1.com|language=en|archive-date=10 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810004101/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-launches-we-race-as-one-initiative.3s2AhNDApNDzrCoQDc1RY8.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The initiative primarily focuses on visible displays of solidarity in the fight against racism on Grand Prix Weekends, as well as the creation of a Formula 1 Task Force that will "listen to people from across the paddock [...] and make conclusions on the actions required to improve the diversity and opportunity in Formula 1 at all levels".<ref name=":02" /> The move spurs from the growing questions about racism and global inequalities perpetuated by the sport. The 70-year history of the World Championship has been dominated by European and white drivers, with the first (and only) black driver, [[Lewis Hamilton]], participating in the world championship since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lewis Hamilton {{!}} Biography, Titles, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lewis-Hamilton|access-date=11 January 2022|website=britannica.com|language=en|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428185929/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lewis-Hamilton|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to organization-wide measures, individual teams have also acknowledged deficiencies in the sport's cultural and political activism. During the 2020 season, the [[Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team]] conducted a study of its racial composition and found that approximately 95% of its workforce was white.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Luke|date=7 August 2020|title=Lewis Hamilton Is Demanding Change|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/sports/autoracing/lewis-hamilton-formula-1-diversity.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807151729/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/sports/autoracing/lewis-hamilton-formula-1-diversity.html |archive-date=7 August 2020 |url-access=registration |url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Due to the results of the study, the team changed the car's livery to promote anti-racism messages and also launched the Accelerate 25 programme. The program vows that approximately 25% of all new hires to the team will come from underrepresented minorities in the sport until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mercedes Launches 'Accelerate 25' Diversity & Inclusion Programme|url=https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/news/2020/12/mercedes-launches-accelerate-25-diversity-inclusion-programme/|access-date=11 January 2022|website=mercedesamgf1.com|language=en|archive-date=11 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111030404/https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/news/2020/12/mercedes-launches-accelerate-25-diversity-inclusion-programme/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 20 drivers on the grid have also stood in solidarity on multiple occasions in the fight against racism both on and off the track. Following the [[murder of George Floyd]] in the summer of 2020, all twenty drivers wore "End Racism" shirts and took part in an organised anti-racism protest during the pre-race formalities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Formula One drivers wear 'End Racism' shirts and take a knee before season opener|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/formula-one-drivers-wear-end-racism-shirts-take-knee-season-n1232925|access-date=11 January 2022|website=NBC News|date=5 July 2020|language=en|archive-date=11 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111025332/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/formula-one-drivers-wear-end-racism-shirts-take-knee-season-n1232925|url-status=live}}</ref> In the year since, Lewis Hamilton has remained vocal in his pre-race attire, with other drivers occasionally wearing change-demanding clothing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2021 |title=Lewis Hamilton admits change of approach in fight against racism |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/01/lewis-hamilton-admits-change-of-approach-in-fight-against-racism |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=The Guardian |agency=PA Media |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211101512/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/01/lewis-hamilton-admits-change-of-approach-in-fight-against-racism |archive-date=11 February 2025}}</ref>