Guanyu Zhou, China¡¯s first and only Formula One driver, added his voice to the sport¡¯s freedom of speech controversy on Tuesday, saying governing body FIA made the wrong move.
The Paris-based FIA updated its International Sporting Code last December with a clause requiring prior written permission for drivers to make or display ¡°political, religious and personal statements or comments¡± at races.
Alfa Romeo driver Zhou, in his second year in Formula One, told Reuters at the launch of the Swiss-based team¡¯s 2023 livery that he was ¡°not too much into politics,¡± but ¡°I don¡¯t think it (the FIA approach) is the right way to do it.
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