{"id":1783893,"date":"2022-12-22T08:08:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T13:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1783893"},"modified":"2022-12-22T09:55:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T14:55:21","slug":"formula-1-bans-political-and-religious-statements-or-comments-in-updated-rule-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/formula-1-bans-political-and-religious-statements-or-comments-in-updated-rule-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 Bans Political and Religious Statements or Comments in Updated Rule Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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    <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Formula 1 updated their rule book by banning political and religious statements or comments after two years of promoting Black Lives Matter and other left wing causes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7873\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Formula1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1207\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Formula1.png 1207w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Formula1-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Formula1-768x386-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Formula1-750x377-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Formula1-1200x602-1.png 1200w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Formula 1 Starting Grid at 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix via Formula 1 YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Federation Internationale de L\u2019Automobile (FIA) added the ban as part of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fia.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2023_international_sporting_code_fr-en_track_changes_19.12.2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 International Sporting Code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>12.2.1.n states \u201cThe general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA under its Statues, unless previously approved in writing by the FIA for International Competitions, or by the relevant ASN for National Competitions within their jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>12.2.1.o also states, \u201cFailure to comply with the instructions of the FIA regarding the appointment and participation of persons during official ceremonies at any Competition counting\u00a0 towards a FIA Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7874\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7874\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1210\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton3.png 1210w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton3-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton3-768x388-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton3-750x379-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton3-1200x607-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewis Hamilton via Formula 1 YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Formula 1 previously banned political or religious messages as part of the cars\u2019 advertising.<\/p>\n<p>10.6.2 states, \u201cCompetitors taking part in International Competitions are not allowed to affix to their Automobiles advertising that is political or religious in nature or that is prejudicial to the interests of the FIA.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7875\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1213\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton4.png 1213w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton4-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton4-768x360-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton4-750x352-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton4-1200x563-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewis Hamilton at 2018 German Grand Prix via Formula 1 YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This ban comes in the wake of Black Lives Matter activism on behalf of Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Mick Schumacher.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton, a British driver and seven-time Formula 1 champion who holds the record for most wins, infamously wore a shirt that read \u201cArrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor\u201d after he won the Tuscan Grand Prix in Mugello, Italy back in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7867\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"934\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton.png 934w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton-768x433-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton-750x422-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewis Hamilton via Muhammad Haykhal YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Throughout much of 2020, Hamilton would also wear Black Lives Matter shirts and kneel.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram post from July 2020, where Hamilton shared a picture of him wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt and kneeling he claims he wasn\u2019t making a political statement, but said he was fighting for equality.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton wrote, \u201cI may get criticism in the media and elsewhere, but this fight is about equality, not politics or promotion. To me it was an emotional and poignant chapter in the progress of making F1 a more diverse and inclusive sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1071\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton1.png 1071w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton1-300x217-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton1-768x556-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton1-750x543-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewis Hamilton Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In another post in November, Hamilton\u2019s claim that he wasn\u2019t making a political was clearly exposed as an utter lie as he wore a shirt spewing all kinds of left-wing American political rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>It read, \u201cBlack Lives Matter, Women\u2019s rights are human rights, immigration is a good thing, science real, and love is love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He captioned the photo writing, \u201cAs we continue through the year I can definitely feel the slowing in momentum of BLM. I won\u2019t stop trying to push for change. Awareness is where that starts so you\u2019ll see me there each weekend representing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1071\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton2.png 1071w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton2-300x221-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton2-768x566-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lewis-Hamilton2-750x553-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewis Hamilton Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vettel, a German racer and four-time champion, showed his support for the Black Lives Matter movement and left wing American politics back in 2020 as well.<\/p>\n<p>He added #BlackLivesMatter to his helmet during the race at the Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sebvettel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sebvettel.png 560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sebvettel-222x300-1.png 222w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sebvettelnews Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before the season opening race at the Austrian Grand Prix in 2020, all of the Formula 1 drivers wore Black Lives Matter and End Racism shirts. However, six drivers chose not to kneel alongside Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Those six drivers were Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Daniil Kvyat, Carlos Sainz, Antonio Giovinazzi, and Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton shared photos of the drivers kneeling to his Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CCReSLFBu1C\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At the beginning of the 2021 Formula 1 season all of the drivers took part in <a href=\"https:\/\/corp.formula1.com\/we-race-as-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Formula 1\u2019s \u201cWe Race As One\u201d ESG campaign<\/a>. However, only Vettel, Lance Stroll, Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo, Nicholas Latifi, George Russell, Pierre Gasly, Schumacher, Sergio Perez, and Hamilton kneeled.<\/p>\n<p>At the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2021 Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher also wore the \u201cBlack Lives Matter, Women\u2019s rights are human rights, immigration is a good thing, science real, and love is love\u201d shirt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7871\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gabriel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gabriel.png 490w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gabriel-173x300.png 173w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">gabriellcozzta Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not only does this new rule come after Formula 1 pushed drivers to promote Black Lives Matter and other left wing political issues through their \u201cWe Race As One\u201d campaign, but Formula 1 boss and President of FIA Mohammed Ben Sulayem heavily criticized the organization for putting politics above the sport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandprix247.com\/2022\/06\/03\/ben-sulayem-in-depth-we-cant-be-old-in-a-dynamic-sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking with GrandPrix247<\/a> back in June, Sulayem was asked about what the sport should not become. He answered, \u201cNiki Lauda and Alain Prost only cared about driving. Now, Vettel drives a rainbow bicycle, Lewis is passionate about human rights and Norris addresses mental health. Everybody has the right to think. To me, it is about deciding whether we should impose our believes in something over the sport all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cI am from an Arabian culture. I am international and Muslim. I do not impose my believes on other people? No way! Never. If you look at my operation in the UAE: 16 nationalities! Name me one federation that has that many nationalities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn top, there are over 34% women and 7 religions. And even more Christians than Muslims. I am proud because it creates credibility and merit. But do I go and pose my beliefs? No. The rules are there, even now there are issues when it comes to \u2013 for example- jewellery, I didn\u2019t write that,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7872\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohamed-Ben-Sulayem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1216\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohamed-Ben-Sulayem.png 1216w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohamed-Ben-Sulayem-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohamed-Ben-Sulayem-768x423-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohamed-Ben-Sulayem-750x413-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mohamed-Ben-Sulayem-1200x661-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohammed Ben Sulayem via FIA YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of this new rule change? Do you think other sports should follow suit?<\/p>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/12\/formula-1-cancels-2023-chinese-grand-prix-due-to-the-ongoing-difficulties-presented-by-the-covid-19-sitaution\/\">Formula 1 Cancels 2023 Chinese Grand Prix \u201cDue To The Ongoing Difficulties Presented By The COVID-19 Situation\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1 updated their rule book by banning political and religious statements or comments after two years of promoting Black Lives Matter and other left wing causes. 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