Formula 1’s ‘We Race As One’ ceremony, which has been a regular part of its pre-race build-up over the past two years, will not continue in 2022.
The series’ CEO Stefano Domenicali said it intends to focus on action rather than gestures to advance diversity and other causes represented by ‘We Race As One’.
The initiative was launched ahead of the first race of 2020, which was delayed due to the outbreak of Covid-19. It was prompted in part by the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the death of George Floyd in America.
F1 will continue to air a ‘We Race As One’ video involving all 20 drivers prior to this year’s races. However the pre-race ‘grid moment’, which was previously used by drivers as an opportunity to perform gestures of solidarity such as taking a knee, will not continue. They will still be allowed to perform such gestures at other times.
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