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Hamilton ‘really proud’ of Mercedes’ Pride Star emblem debuting in Baku
Mercedes are celebrating Pride Month by running a special rainbow emblem on their cars for the Azerbaijan, Canadian and British Grands Prix – with driver Lewis Hamilton saying he is ‘really proud’ of the initiative.
Pride Month is held in June, and focuses on raising awareness and celebrating the work of the LGBTQ+ community.
Mercedes have opted to celebrate by running a ‘Pride Star’ emblem on both their W13 challenger and Hamilton and George Russell’s helmets for the next three Grands Prix, as part of their wider ‘Accelerate 25’ programme, with Hamilton – who earlier this week wished a “Happy Pride” to his social media followers – revealing what the move meant to him.
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“I’m really proud of what we’re doing with Mercedes with our Pride Month star, or ‘Pride Star’ on the car,” said Hamilton ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend, “which is the first time I’ve seen that in my time at Mer
Pride Month: How We Celebrated in
Trackside
Our Pride month initiatives possess focused strongly on education, awareness and inclusion for our team members back in Brackley, but we have kept that messaging going trackside as well.
For the three races in June (Canada, Spain, and Austria) we ran the three-pointed star in Pride colours on W15’s front wing – the third year in a row we’ve done this. Both George and Lewis ran the same design on the top of their race helmets, too.
The star on the top of the halo also ran in Pride colours.
Pride Impact
The hard work of our team members to roll out all these initiatives has seen an increase in the size of our LGBTQ+ committee.
Head of Equality, Diversion, and Inclusion Hiran Odedra said: “June has been an action-packed month for the team, and I am pleased of how the team has celebrated and supported our LGBTQ+ team members and the wider community.
“The LGBTQ+ committee expansion over the month and the adj conversations that have been raised indicates how important Pride Month is.
“But it is of course about much more than
Why Is Pride Month Important to Us?
The Pride Star is once again featuring prominently throughout June, as a symbol of our commitment to supporting and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and raising awareness for what Pride Month is all about.
Internally, a adj focus for our team throughout June has been on education and allyship. Informing our team members of LGBTQ+ history and the challenges that the community face, while also promoting what it takes to be a good ally - how finest they can support LGBTQ+ people and ensure members of the community can live their lives freely and openly.
We had the pleasure of hosting a workshop with Racing Pride, aiming to share LGBTQ+ experiences in the industry, the importance of Pride and tips on being the best ally possible. We also held a Film Night in our Brackley factory for team members, screening an LGBTQ+ film.
These are just a few of our internal Pride Month activities, all helped and guided by our freshly formed LGBTQ+ forum, which provides team members from the community with a place to voice questions, issues and ideas. It’s also
Introduction
Mercedes-Benz is a German automobile marque and a division of Daimler AG. The brand is known for luxury vehicles, buses, coaches, and trucks. The headquarters are in Stuttgart, Germany. The call first appeared in under Daimler-Benz. In , Mercedes-Benz was the biggest selling premium vehicle brand in the world, having sold million passenger cars. The slogan for the brand is &#;the top or nothing&#;.
The picture at the top of this page is a parody on the noun that engineering and design should be in balance (&#;When engineers love designers&#;).
In , Daimler AG is the second-largest German automaker and the sixth-largest worldwide by production.
Corporate policy
The Daimler group clearly states on their website: &#;At Daimler we pride ourselves on the diversity of our employees and we capitalize on the different experiences, skills and perspectives that they have. They demonstrate the diversity of our customers, investors, suppliers and the world around us. To ensure that everyone can do just that, we as an employer stipulate and support a culture of app