Sad thing is this is a bunch of money hungry god wannabes, - ( Thirty years ago a semi-pro driver from any where could enter a F-1 GP if he could qualify, now those approved, via six figure dollars, can enter) - telling a Far Left piece of human debris to take his crap else where.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/dec/20/f1-drivers-banned-from-making-political-statements-without-permissionThe FIA changed the rules on driver attire after Lewis Hamilton wore a shirt in tribute to Breonna Taylor in 2020 but has gone further. Photograph: Mario Renzi/Formula 1/Getty Images
Reuters
Tue 20 Dec 2022 12.14 EST
Last modified on Tue 20 Dec 2022 16.29 EST
Formula One drivers will need prior written permission from the sport’s governing body to make “political statements” from next season following an update of the International Sporting Code.
The 2023 version of the code, which applies to all series sanctioned by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), was published on the governing body’s website with changes highlighted.
The FIA added a new clause regarding “the general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA under its statutes”.
Drivers who make such statements will now be in breach of the rules unless the FIA has granted previous approval in writing.
Mercedes’s seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and now-retired four-time champion Sebastian Vettel, have been among those making political statements at races in recent seasons.
Hamilton, who has been an outspoken campaigner for human rights and diversity, wore a black T-shirt at the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix with the words “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” on the front. The shirt also had a photograph of the Black medical worker, who was shot dead in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment by police officers, with “Say her name.”
The FIA set out new pre- and post-race rules for driver attire after that grand prix.
Hamilton has also called for more change in Saudi Arabia, saying this year that he was shocked to hear of mass executions, and has raced in the Middle East with a rainbow helmet in support of LGBTQ+ rights.
