LEWIS HAMILTON and his fellow Formula One stars have been urged to fight against new laws limiting free speech. F1’s governing body, the FIA, have introduced new rules into the sport which limit the ability for those in the sport to express themselves. “It is blatantly hypocritical to tell athletes to stick to their sports and stay out of politics while the FIA consistently leverages politics to their advantage.”. And Koehler added: “Freedom of expression is a basic fundamental human right and sport rules cannot supersede human rights. “The example set by the FIA is that every child, youth and adult watching the sport should remain silent on social justice issues. “It is also clear that the FIA is taking a page out of Fifa’s playbook to silence athletes.”.

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