While the drivers are currently in Barcelona for pre-season testing, the geopolitical world is becoming increasingly tense. In the aftermath of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, the entire paddock has had strong reactions to this matter.<\/p>\n
The most intense one was that of Sebastian Vettel, who revealed to be shocked by these attacks. The four-time world champion also stated that he would not participate in the race in Russia if F1 were to go there.<\/p>\n
\u00ab It’s horrible to see what’s happening. Obviously, if you look at the calendar, we have a race scheduled in Russia. Speaking for myself, I don’t think I should go, so I won’t. I don’t think we should be racing in this country. I’m really sorry for all the innocent people who are dying for stupid reasons, because of the bizarre decisions of a crazy leader.<\/p>\n
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The Aston Martin driver received support from Max Verstappen while adding that racing in a war-torn country is not a good thing.<\/p>\n
On its part, Formula 1 closely monitors the ever-changing development of the situation, but for now, it has not made any decision and has not made any comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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