Mercedes have been synonymous with a silver color scheme since the 1930s but will switch their livery and race suits to black when the new season starts this weekend.

The halo of both cars used by the team will feature the words "End Racism", while the mirrors of the F11 car will contain the sport's new #WeRaceAsOne message after new research by Mercedes bosses found that only 3% of their workforce belong to minority ethnic groups and 12% are women.

"In the past five weeks, the Black Lives Matter movement has shone a searching light on how much we need new measures and actions in the fight against racism and all forms of discrimination," said a team statement, adding that anti-racism protests and the COVID-19 pandemic had created a world that had "changed profoundly" since the teams last met in early March.