McLaren CEO Zak Brown sides with FIA rule prohibiting Lewis Hamilton and co from making political gestures

Political gestures from drivers got “out of control”, according to McLaren CEO Zak Brown who has backed a new FIA rule.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel most notably used their F1 platform to raise awareness for social issues but, ahead of the 2023 💜season, the 🦂FIA insist on granting permission to drivers before they make statements or gestures.

“It's tricky, right? Becaꦇu🍷se some of the topics are really good, some are controversial, some are polarising,” Brown told .

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"I think in general we want to be a sport that is doing good. We just need to find a balance there and not have 🧜every start of a race being a new political agenda for someone. 

“I don't think that's healthy as it can detract from what everyone has tuned in to, which ♌is they want to watch a grand prix.

"I'm glad the door is open♔ for drivers and teams to talk to the FIA if there's an issue they want to discuss. It wasn't a 'you can't do it.'🤡 It was 'you can't do it without our permission'. So at least the door is open.

"Everyone is allowed freedom of speech. It did get out of control at times with so much messaging going on. Does it detract from the focus of the sport?&ꦉnbsp;

“These drivers can do this stuff in their own time, so I think it is within Formula One and the FIA's right to say here's the code of conduct we expect for you to follow during a grand prix weekend. You're free to do whaꦅtever you want to do Monday through to Friday, so to speak, but obviously it's at a grand prix weekend the drivers have the most cameras on them.

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W12 takes the
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W12 takes the

“Pౠolitics is tricky by nature. That's what they're probably, at a macro level, trying to avoid is let's not have Formula O🅠ne become a political hotbed for various topics. But it is damned if you do, damned if you don't, on some of these topics.

"I think that's what we're trying to av🔴oid, let's not turn Formula One into a political sport. Let's just go racing and be respectful𝐆 of where we're racing.

"There's not a one-size-fits-all in this world for political parties or political ag▨endas, so I think there's a good way that every team, driver, can carry their values in a way that's noncontroversial.

"It's becoming a hot topic in all these sports. In NF🎀L it was taking a knee, that started there. You've got the armbands in Qatar. I think those things can start to deviate away from sport, and that's where we need to find the right balance."

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