• Mercedes: From the Silver Arrows to Black Power

Toto Wolff , head of Mercedes, has admitted that the car's color change, painted black for the 2020 World Cup, came after a phone call from Lewis Hamilton . "He wanted to know what example we could set as a team, something beyond two Instagram posts," he revealed during a meeting with the press in Vienna on Monday.

"Good ideas are not enough if we continue in silence, so we want to use our voice to defend respect and equality," Wolff said of a decision that "immediately" was approved by both Daimler, the parent company of his team, as by sponsors. "It's not just about the obvious discrimination, it's also about the subtle," added Wolff.

The chief technical officer of the 12 Mercedes world titles reflected aloud on his talk with Hamilton. "He asked me how many times in my life I had thought about the color of my skin and how many times I had the feeling of being at a disadvantage. I was honest and I said never," he conceded.

12% of women

Likewise, Wolff reviewed the composition of his team, the great world champion since 2014. "We only have 3% of African Americans on our staff and 12% are women. This lack of diversity shows that we need new approaches", said the Austrian, committed to the German firm, despite rumors about his hypothetical departure to Aston Martin, the great news on the grid for the 2021 World Cup.

The Silver Arrows on Monday advanced their decision to dye their car black as a sign of support for the "Black Lives Matter" movement. On Friday, during the first free session of the Austrian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will take the wheel of the brand new W11, with which the British aspires to equalize the seven world titles of Michael Schumacher .

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