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F1 president ‘will never put a gag on anyone’ after drivers speak up against FIA free speech ban
the governing body introduced new legislation that now prohibits: ‘The general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments unless previously approved in writing by the FIA.’This move has already received widespread condemnation, and with 2023 pre-season now fully underway, drivers, including Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas and Alex Albon have been expressing their discontent also.Domenicali has now weighed in and promised racers that he will not stand in their way if they want to speak out on subjects like racism, diversity and the environment.He told The Guardian: ‘F1 will never put a gag on anyone. Everyone wants to talk so to have the platform to say what they want in the right way, the better it is.‘We have a huge opportunity because of the position of our sport which is more and more global, multicultural and multivalued.‘We are talking about 20 drivers, 10 teams and many sponsors, they have different ideas, different views.
