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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

FIA clarifies new rules on freedom of speech in bid to defuse row with drivers

Lewis Hamilton wearing a helmet with rainbow livery.
Lewis Hamilton wore a helmet with rainbow livery in support of the LGBTQ+ community in Saudi Arabia and Qatar last season. Photograph: Andrej Isaković/AFP/Getty Images

Formula One’s governing body has attempted to defuse an increasingly fractious row with drivers over restrictions on their freedom of speech.

The FIA has issued a clarification of the ban on “political, religious or personal” comments being made without permission. The update sets out the scenarios where drivers will be free to express themselves.

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