F1 revealed on Tuesday that it would be removing the regular pre-race ceremony from the schedule in 2022, having set aside time in the build-up to lights out in the last two seasons for drivers to make gestures.
This saw a number of F1 drivers take a knee ahead of the race, showing solidarity against racism as seen in many other sports, while the entire grid would wear ‘End Racism’ t-shirts as part of F1’s We Race As One initiative or highlighting other important issues.
F1 boss Stefano Domenicali said the series wanted to move from “gesture to action” to improve diversity and inclusion across the paddock, and that it was “the time to move on and and take some other action”.
McLaren driver Norris has taken a knee throughout the pre-race ceremonies over the past two seasons. He said on Tuesday that he was not aware of the change, but felt confident drivers could continue to take meaningful action to raise awareness of important issues.
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