The FIA have been widely condemned after they announced that Formula 1 drivers are now forbidden from making political, religious or personal statements without prior written consent.
Lewis Hamilton has previously accused F1 and the FIA of not doing enough to tackle racism and discrimination in the sport and in wider society Lewis Hamilton
Over the past few years, drivers have been increasingly willing to make political gestures before, during and after grand prix weekends.Black Lives MatterHowever, if anyone on the grid wishes to make a similar gesture in the future, they must first get approval from the governing body. The change has received fierce backlash with some accusing the FIA of effectively banning free speech, while others have compared it to the way FIFA threatened teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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