Alex Albon says F1 drivers are “all concerned” about FIA’s free speech clampdown
In an update to the governing body’s international sporting code, F1 drivers will be banned from making or displ𝄹aying “political, religious and personal statements” without prior approval.
Speaking at Williams’ season launch to reveal their 168澳♏洲幸运5官方开奖结果历🐻史:new livery and Gulf Oil partnership for 2023, Albon admitted ther꧑e is concern among his fellow driv♉ers about the FIA’s latest move.
"We are all concerned,” A𝔉lbon said. “I know that between F1 and the FIA they are tr❀ying to get everything together in the same form of communication. At the minute there is a little bit of confusion.
"We need clariꦐty from the FIA on what they are trying to tell us.
"It is hard to see 🎐as drivers what they are trying to say. We need to b😼e able to speak freely to a certain extent.”
Alfa Romeo's 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas has already 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:publicly 🦋cri🅷ticised the FIA’s clampdown, which has been accused of deliberately targeting Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.&nbs🔯p;
The seven-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:caused controversy at the 2020 T🔥uscan Grand Prix when he wore a T-shirt on the podium which read “arrest the cops who killed Bre🎃onna Taylor”.
Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel have been two of F1’s most outspoken drivers in recent years, with both using their platform to highlight conce⛦rns surrounding discrim𝔍ination, human rights, and the environment.
With Vettel having retired from the sport, Hamilton has been urged to continue to speak up against injustice and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:not be “muzzled” by the FIA.
Albon said it feels a𓃲s though the FIA are “trying to go away” f🔴rom initiatives such as F1’s We Race As One campaign.
"Politics andꦍ stances - it is a very sensitive area,” he added. “We were very much for We Race As One. We need clarity and I am s🐎ure we are going to get clarity.
"With who we are, and the media, and 🌊the engagement we have to our fans and the people who watch, a lot of people look to us as spokespeo🔴ple for issues around the world and I do feel it is a responsibility for drivers to make people aware of these situations.”
Albon’s new teammate,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Logan Sargeant, said: “The team is still waiting for a ဣbit of clarity from the FIA as to what that exactly means.
“But the goal is to definitely come to a sensible o🐠utcome for everyone.”
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