Thread by @chainbear, Feeling a bit frustrated that people think F1's new commitments to diversity [...]

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Feeling a bit frustrated that people think F1& #39;s new commitments to diversity will mean diverse hiring will & #39;shoehorn untalented minorities into F1 at the expense of actual worthy talent& #39; and we should & #39;judge people on ability not {skin colour, gender,...}

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So firstly, people think that the way F1 works is a pure meritocracy. You look at everyone and then zero in on the most talented and hire people from there. The best of the best. Because, why wouldn& #39;t you?
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The second error is in thinking that by attempting to get a more diverse set of people working in F1, you& #39;re going to have to pick from & #39;lesser tiers& #39;, meaning your staff/drivers are, on average, worse.

F1, in this case, would no longer have the very best people.
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But the invisible truth is that (due to many, many reasons) a lot of people from diverse backgrounds just don& #39;t get seen. And this can happen so early on in careers that they& #39;ll never get on F1& #39;s radar.
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And as Adrian Neweys and Michael Schumachers could come from any background, F1 is actually *missing out* on a lot of potential talent by not making sure more POC, more POC, etc are given the same opportunities
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So by widening the recruitment area (by a number of mechanisms, including funding/broadening people& #39;s education and careers at the roots) we& #39;ll get an even stronger talent pool in F1. Everyone wins. Less mediocrity, more exceptionalism.
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So this isn& #39;t even about & #39;shoving woke lefty PC nonsense down anyone& #39;s throat& #39;.

It& #39;s like... we are missing out on better people. They are out there but have more barriers to entry. Let& #39;s find them!

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