Lewis Hamilton leads call for F1 drivers to be given more say in talks with FIA

Lewis Hamilton leads call for F1 drivers to be given more say in talks with FIA
  • ‘We are very unified. We want to be able to work with FIA’
  • Drivers unhappy after Verstappen punished for swearing

Lewis Hamilton has led a call demanding changes that would give Formula One drivers a formal place in discussions with the sport’s governing body, the FIA, and warned that they could act collectively to facilitate such a change, potentially acting as other sports have with a strong union representation.

Hamilton made the remarks after the president of the FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, had intimated in a post on social media this week that he was considering adjusting the rules around the unpopular and controversial punishments for drivers for offences including political statements and swearing.

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