The new Formula 1 campaign is finally just around the corner. But before racing begins again, the fallout from a rather needless distraction is being discussed: the FIA’s codified clampdown on driver expressions during the soon-t0-conclude off-season.
As expected when they emerged in public properly for the first time since the 2022 season finale for the recent car launch events, the F1 drivers were questioned on a new Article 12.2.1.n in the FIA’s International Sporting Code. This had come in pre-Christmas, apparently prohibiting drivers from making political, religious or