The FIA's crackdown on political speech this year has F1 drivers 'all concerned', according to Alex Albon.
In recent years, a number of drivers, including Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, have used their platforms on race weekends to speak up about important social issues, ranging from Black Lives Matter to environmentalism.Although it was suggested this was merely formalising a process that is already in place, the FIA's move was met with criticism asAlbon said there had to be"clarity on the situation" after finding the initial guidance"somewhat confusing".
But Albon felt F1 drivers had"a lot of people come to us and look at us as spokespeople for issues around the world" given their reach through fans and the media. “We were very much for We Race As One and all these kind of situations, and it seems like the FIA are trying to go away from that,” Albon said when asked by Motorsport.com about the clampdown at the launch of Williams’ 2023 F1 car on Monday.
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