It's definitely hard to call on 'pandering' right now, but he's got Mercedes talking about this stuff, and F1, so hopefully the things they're announcing about seeking more diversity bears fruit in the future. They can't all run black livery so it makes sense for them to be the one to present that image at least, imagine if another team beat them to that punch! I hope they keep it all season, I think changing the team colours will feel pretty impactful on the grid, it's a bit different than some of the team sports stuff you see where the bench might be wearing black shirts but the jerseys don't actually change.

Hopefully Mercedes is ready for Austria this year too, after the struggles the last two years. Or else he better kill it on Silverstone's two weekends.