News Details

Era of non-political F1 drivers ‘gone' – Wurz

Apr.6 The days are over when Formula 1 drivers could stay out of political matters. That is the view of Alex Wurz, a former F1 driver who is now president of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association – the union representing the active drivers in Formula 1. In Saudi Arabia recently, reports emerged that the Wurz-led GPDA had united in a potential threat to boycott the Jeddah race as a response to nearby missile and drone strikes. Ultimately, they were persuaded to drop the boycott, and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff denies that any 'coercion' took place. 'There was no pressure from our side,' Wolff insisted. 'Perhaps that was interpreted in a different way by the outside world. 'But in the end...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Drivers will continue to band together on political...

Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman, Alex Wurz, has said F1 drivers...
3y ago from PlanetF1.com

TeamTalk Saudi Grand Prix: Analysis & Opinions on...

Now that the dust has literally settled on the 2022 Saudi Grand Prix...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Wolff: No 'arm twisting' to convince drivers to race...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insisted there was no 'arm twisting' involved to...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Smedley: Mercedes first to admit they haven't got it...

Mercedes bungled their 2022 Formula 1 car, the W13, under the new set of...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Tim Cindric returns to Penske in race strategist role

Team Penske has announced the strategist line-up for its 2026 IndyCar...

Ryan Briscoe to coach RLL drivers, fueling speculation...

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that it has brought on two...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'We'd have won that game if he was playing' - Ian...

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has made a bold claim about Manchester United's...
39m ago from SportsKeeda.com

'They gave us a bit of hope' - Manchester City star...

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has said that Arsenal dropping...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Scouting mission confirmed: Man Utd step up move for...

Manchester United have been linked with Nathaniel Brown in recent weeks,...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Little bugs

When I zoom out, it does feel a little strange to be convening a crisis...
6h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.