MOTORSPORT UK’s Head of Club and Community Developments, Claire Kirkpatrick, talks to Gemma Cockrell about...
THE WHEEL DEAL: Young people at the Race for Diversity eventGemma CockrellFollowing research that revealed that many children from racially diverse backgrounds are inspired by the success of Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton but almost all of them have little or no understanding of how to enter the sport in the first instance, Motorsport UK – the governing body for four-wheeled motorsport within the United Kingdom – are striving for change.
“We know it takes a long time, but we know it works, so this is why we’re doing it for diversity, too,” says Kirkpatrick. The Mercedes Formula 1 High Performance Powertrain department were also present as visible role models, something that Motorsport UK realise the importance of. Recently, some engineers have even begun to add an ‘A’ into the acronym, referring to the sector as ‘STEAM’ rather than STEM to acknowledge the arts element of their roles that is often overlooked or forgotten.
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