Hamilton said he believed education was key to solving the lack of representation in motorsport, and racism in society as a whole.
He said the racist abuse suffered by England players Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho after they missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday was “devastating to see, but shows that as a nation we have a long, long way to go”.
“In my opinion it stems from education,” Hamilton said. “Growing up in a system where you don’t learn about where you come from – I am only learning now.
“People ask me: ‘Where do you come from?’ I was born in the UK but half my family is from the West Indies, but never knowing the history of the West Indies.
“And I have been doing a deep dive trying to find out where in Africa my family originates from.
“It is an educational thing and that definitely needs to shift within the [school] curriculum.
“We need more support from social media platforms; we had the blackout earlier in the year but it’s not enough. We need to stop that abuse that happens online.
“But definitely this commission highlighted one of the areas we can improve and I hope it starts a ripple effort of more change moving forwards.”
Hamilton said he was working closely with F1 and governing body the FIA on the topic.
F1 president Stefano Domenicali said the report was “comprehensive and impressive”, adding: “We completely agree that we need to increase diversity across the sport and we have taken action to address this and will be announcing more actions in the coming days.
“We want a sport that is representative of our hugely diverse fanbase and that is why F1, the FIA and all the teams are working hard to deliver on our detailed plans to create positive change across the sport.
“There is always more to do and the report will stimulate thoughts about further actions that are required.”
