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Wurz: Sport is political, impossible to be neutral

Alex Wurz, the chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, believes that sport nowadays has become political, making it impossible to remain neutral. Sebastian Vettel rides a rainbow bicycle and worries about global warming, Lewis Hamilton is a passionate campaigner for human rights and diversity, while Lando Norris addresses mental health issues. Formula 1‘s modern drivers have accelerated away from the stereotype speed merchant and are finding strength in discussing subjects the high-octane sport has previously often found uncomfortable. 'I think we see really a decisive shift,' Alex Wurz, the chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), told Reuters after Vettel...
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