An 18-page report by Eurocare accuses F1 of 'extremely high exposure of alcohol advertising to audiences'. With only three of the current teams sporting alcohol branding, and only one of them regularly scoring points, some would say that the latest claim from the European Alcohol Policy Alliance network Eurocare is a little excessive. However, with the FIA using F1 to push its own Road Safety agenda, and president Jean Todt clearly eyeing a future political career, sooner or later the issue will have to be addressed. When Pitpass reported moves by the EU to end alcohol sponsorship in F1 back in May 2014, some dismissed the claim as 'alarmist' and 'sensationalism', however, an open letter...
Full Story »