Formula 1 chairman and CEO Stefano Domenicali says the sport will back drivers wanting to use their platforms to make personal statements after a move from the FIA appeared to outlaw such actions. Over the winter, the FIA updated the International Sporting Code (ISC) to prohibit “the general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments” without prior approval, allowing it to hand out sporting sanctions if it sees fit. The governing body defended the move, saying it was to fall in line with other members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but after a number of drivers spoke out against the FIA’s changes, Domenicali said F1 wants to allow...
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