Midwest Chick's Place

In addition to having some great racing, Formula 1 does things right. Most recently they are banning their drivers from making political statements at races.

FIA unveiled the new rule in an article to the International Sporting Code, saying that the following is now a violation of the rules: “The general making and display of political, religious and personal statements or comments notably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA under its Statutes, unless previously approved in writing by the FIA for International Competitions, or by the relevant ASN for National Competitions within their jurisdiction.”

Compare and contrast with the pussification of NASCAR which is creating its own secret police in order to ‘make the sport more inclusive’. 

In a press release RealResponse detailed that the partnership with NASCAR “will provide any NASCAR national series team member with the ability to confidentially reach out to express concerns or report issues via a customized communication tool.”

“NASCAR personnel receive the encrypted and anonymous messages directly and designate a subject matter expert to respond immediately to the concern,” they elaborated.

If the ‘leadership’ at NASCAR are deliberately trying to kill off the sport, they are going about it the right way.  Can’t say that I’m going to even bother with them–I’m going to stick with Formula 1 and maybe try to tune in to some IMSA races, if I can find them.