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FIA president: "Motorsport should not be used as a political platform"
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will finally take place today but there has been a lot of criticism recently about the Grand Prix taking place due to the current human rights situation in the country. Jean Todt thinks all criticism is nonsense, because motorsport has nothing to do with human rights. Several human rights organisations have reported to Formula One that they would like to see the sport raise awareness of abuses in the country, one reason being that Formula One would be ignoring the equality and diversity pledge of the 'We Race As One' campaign if they didn't. According to Todt, this is nonsense, as motorsport has nothing to do with politics. "Motorsport has not to be used...
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