The FIA has moved to ban Formula 1 drivers from making "political statements" from next season.
Compared to the governing bodies of other sports, the FIA has been more lenient in allowing drivers to use their global platforms to support causes or make statements. This policy was widely praised, in comparison to other bodies like FIFA and the IOC which have prohibited such actions.
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel were the two F1 stars who most often did this. They regularly campaigned for social change and highlighted injustices – examples include Hamilton's T-shirt calling for action to be taken after the death of Breonna Taylor and Vettel's regular environmental messages.
