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

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  • ‘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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