Ferrari’s Russian sponsor in political spotlight
Mar.16 – Ferrari has removed the logo of its Russian sponsor, the Moscow-based cybersecurity multinational Kaspersky Lab, from the..
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Vettel says ‘no war’ helmet caused political ‘trouble’
Mar.14 – Sebastian Vettel waded into yet another political storm by using a special ‘No War’-themed helmet in Bahrain..
F1’s ‘politicised’ Russian TV axe slammed
Mar.11 – Russian fans of Formula 1 are today hearing the news that they are not welcome to watch either live or televised coverage of..
Haas may face ‘difficulties’ over Russian F1 livery?
Feb.7 – Team boss Gunther Steiner has admitted he may face “difficulties” for once again agreeing to a Russian..
Raikkonen says F1 politics now on level of ‘ridiculous’
Dec.10 – The retiring Kimi Raikkonen’s parting shot at Formula 1 is that the off-track political “nonsense” has now..
Formula One has become ‘too political’ now says Raikkonen
Dec.8 – Kimi Raikkonen’s best advice for success and happiness is not to listen to the advice of others. It’s a typical..
Vettel races F1 into Hungarian political storm with t-shirt
Aug.3 – Formula 1 has found itself at the centre of a political storm in Hungary. Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel was..
Hungarian minister slams Hamilton over spreading ‘fake news’
Jul.31 – A Hungarian government minister has slammed Lewis Hamilton for wading into the country’s political debate. Backed by..
Hamilton: F1 to ‘stop’ political activism
Sep.25 – Lewis Hamilton expects Formula 1 to try to stop him from repeating the kind of activism that he took onto the podium and..
FIA to clamp down Hamilton podium activism?
Sep.22 – F1 will have clamped down on drivers making overtly political statements on the podium, according to former driver Vitaly..
No FIA penalty for Hamilton over podium t-shirt
Sep.16 – The FIA has backed away from issuing a potential penalty to Lewis Hamilton over his wearing of a politically-themed t-shirt..
Mercedes denies ‘bringing politics into F1’
Sep.15 – Mercedes has denied “bringing politics into Formula 1”. The denial from the dominant championship-winning team..
Hamilton: Kneeling absence ‘not end of the world’
Sep.8 – Lewis Hamilton says missing his moment to kneel for Black Lives Matter at Monza last Sunday was “not the end of the..
‘Political’ reason for Renault surge?
Sep.3 – There is a “political” factor behind Renault’s surge towards the front of the grid. That is the claim of..
Belgian GP boycott unlikely over US political unrest
Aug.28 – A boycott of the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend appears highly unlikely. That is despite the fact that Lewis..
Wolff: Black suit not reason for hot Bottas
Aug.19 – Toto Wolff has played down Valtteri Bottas‘ comments about his black racing suit for 2020. As the Finn admitted in..
Journalist questions Hamilton’s ‘solidarity’
Aug.18 – A respected correspondent has accused Lewis Hamilton of being the one who is politically dividing the Formula 1 drivers...
Sainz: Media should ‘stop talking about’ kneeling
Aug.7 – Charles Leclerc has lashed out at media reports and members of the public accusing him of racism. It comes after his latest..
Leclerc won’t kneel due to link with violence
Aug.6 – Charles Leclerc says he refuses to kneel before races due to the politicisation of racial issues, and the movement’s..
Hamilton: Talks needed with drivers who won’t kneel
Aug.5 – “More conversations” should take place to convince drivers like Kevin Magnussen to kneel down before races,..
