24-Apr-08: FIA Launch the EveryRace Campaign
It’s the 24th April and this is F1 Minute.
The FIA have launched the “EveryRace” campaign, which appears to be an evolution of the previously announced Racing Against Racism initiative. The campaign took shape after an incident during winter testing that saw some racist behaviour towards Lewis Hamilton, and it aims to highlight the fact that “there is no place for racism in our sport or our society.” Visit everyrace.net for more information.
Hamilton, meanwhile, has said he isn’t anticipating any problems this coming weekend in Spain, says he always gets on well with the Spanish fans and he’s looking forward to a good race.
Elsewhere today, David Coulthard has been giving his opinion on the new rules and regulations, saying that he doesn’t believe reducing downforce and running slick tyres will give the audience the show it wants. He said more needs to be done, such as improving how the cars run through dirty air, before we start to see the increased overtaking that we want. He doesn’t go on to say how this could be achieved, though.
That’s all for today, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1 Minute.
sebastian on Thu, 24th Apr 2008 21:43
“Every race” campaign; very unnecessary for Formula 1 I think
Ollie on Thu, 24th Apr 2008 22:51
@sebastian: But then, the FIA couldn’t just stand by and do nothing after all the UK (and further afield) media picked up on that one (or two) incident. It would have been bad press for them. Besides, the website they’ve set up can’t do much harm.
me on Fri, 25th Apr 2008 00:11
there’s a very grave danger that innocent f1 fans will be bored to death.
in all seriousness, i’m with sebastian. all that was needed was for the fia to threaten sanctions against the troublemakers (and maybe also the circuit). that would’ve been enough.
Christine on Fri, 25th Apr 2008 07:54
That montage of photographs makes me dizzy.
We have plenty of anti-discrimination/racism laws in this country, surely that’s true right across the EU. Why did it have to become a sporting issue rather than a social one?