Lewis Hamilton told to “shield yourself from F1” by Toto Wolff amid new rule on political gestures
The FIA have sai﷽d that F1 drivers must seek written permissions bไefore making "political, religious and personal statements" in 2023.
Hamilton, of course, has used his pers🍃onal platform to bring awar🌊eness to social issues in the past.
"We haven't talked about the political situation because he's in his off-seas𝕴on and I think it's important to shield yourself from F1," Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said.
"Th༒is is what I'm෴ very much doing, helping to shield.
"Once he's back, these things will certainly be discussed with🍎 a positive mindset.
"I think we need to see how this really pans out. We understand that sports are here to not make politics, but on the co🧸ntrary, unite.
"I have ꦯno doubt that Mohammed Ben Sulayem and the FIA mean well to achieve the right things, it's just about aligning that with drivers that have been more outspoken in the past.
"Every time, I kn꧂ow when Mohammed has spoken to Lewis and the oth💖er way around, it has ended up in a positive conversation."
Drivers wi🃏ll be in breach of the new FIA rules if they do make political gestures without the governing body’s written permission.
Jame꧙s was a sports journalist at Sky Sports fo﷽r a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
