“It’s to try to leave this place with changes that will hopefully make it a more diverse sport in the future. So, if I come in five-10 years’ time, and I walk in, I won’t be the only person of colour that’s in this sport.

“Hopefully it will be more diverse. Hopefully these teams will be more diverse and continue to progress.

“It’s [about] having a sport that is reflective of society and the outside world. Yes, our world is multicultural – lots of different colours and people from different religions – and we don’t see a lot of women here too.

“I hope in years to come you see [that] women have high-up roles, you see people of colour that can also be in high-up roles – [it goes] from mechanics to catering because you don’t see that, even to marshalling.

“There’s a lot of work that needs to be done.

“It goes back to accountability at the forefront of it. And even in [Autosport’s] world – I think of my whole F1 career I’ve seen one black guy that’s been [working as a journalist].

“OK, we’ve got a couple of reporters that are behind the camera, but you know I just hope that in 10 years’ time [it’s different]. That’s my mission, that’s my purpose here. Winning is all good, but it’s kind of the least important.”