As the FIA updates its sporting code to restrict political statements, it could impact a progressive push and create a problem FIFA gave itself at the Qatar World Cup ✍️ LukeSmithF1 gives his take:
News that the FIA had updated its International Sporting Code to restrict ‘political’ statements in Formula 1 and other series has rightly been met with disappointment.
It led many to speak up in protest, be it through plans for teams to wear an armband with a rainbow flag on it - that was ultimately scrapped due to threats of sporting action - or through their broadcast coverage. The magnitude of the event meant it was impossible to simply stick to sports, as those looking to brush such big human, social issues under the carpet may wish.
“It’s important for me to represent that community here as I know there are several situations which aren’t perfect and need to be highlighted,” Hamilton said of his helmet in Qatar last year. There has not been any direct action from F1 or the FIA in response to the kind of messages Hamilton and Vettel were sharing. Hamilton faced scrutiny over a potential breach of F1’s podium regulations at Mugello in 2020 when he wore a shirt reading ‘Arrest The Cops Who Killed Breonna Taylor’, while Vettel was reprimanded for keeping his ‘Same Love’ t-shirt on during the grid ceremony in Hungary. It was draconian, yes, but not a pointed move against their messaging.
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