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None of the younger drivers are going to upset any apple carts by prodding around the likes of the Chinese/Bahraini/Saudi/Russian human rights records. If there's one thing these guys always want, it's accountability.
And now this Chinese tennis player has gone on the missing, but hasn't gone on the missing according to the Chinese Authorities...
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Yeah I understand that view but also you’d like to think people could use their platform for better (vettel, alonso, raikonen).
The Peng Shuai stuff is another level and I don’t think comparable to white, European males speaking out about the human rights issues with specific countries.
Personally I think we should hold these folks to higher standards - not saying it’s easy but isn’t that the point?
Tenderloin
https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/33643069/gokgol-kline-formula-one-the-iconic-motor-sport?
Worth a listen to better understand the business of F1.
Much like football, F1’s love of the Middle East states really puts me off - we are taking part in sports washing on a grand scale. Lewis was the only driver to speak out about the issues in Qatar