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Multi-Award Winning F1 Simulation Engineer @ Mercedes AMG HPP & Student Researcher at Mercedes AMG F1 Team | 🎖️MSc Motorsport Scholar| ✊🏾Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advocate 🧠Neurodivergent
✨ Before the first race of the second half of the season, let's take a moment to reflect on the British GP. Growing up as a passionate F1 fan, watching all races on TV, I never imagined I'd have the chance to attend a race myself due to my background. Thanks to Mission 44, Driven By Us, and The Royal Academy of Engineering , I finally experienced my first race at the British GP. Not only that, I had the incredible opportunity to meet and get to know Lewis Hamilton in a more intimate setting alongside the rest of MSc Motorsport Scholars. Sitting at the same table as Lewis, I couldn’t help but reflect on the moment 13 years ago when I watched him make history as the first Black F1 driver, a moment that inspired me to pursue my own dreams in motorsport. Today, with a signed F1 contract with Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team and Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains , and as I near the completion of my MSc degree, I am filled with immense gratitude. None of this would have been possible without his tireless efforts to promote diversity and inclusion within motorsport, a journey thay now many organisations have joined. 💜This journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, and the British GP was a powerful reminder of how far I've come. It was a beautiful, emotional experience that I will carry with me always.