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‘Is the FIA thinking about sustainability?’ Lewis Hamilton has questioned the FIA’s decision to host their end of season prize-giving event in Baku, rather than Paris. (www.crash.net)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to c/formula1@lemmy.world

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[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 15 points 11 months ago

They should just mail the trophy. Max will just place his trophy on a mini fridge anyway.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Hamilton lives in the USA and flies in his private jet. The few extra kilometers don't weigh that hard when you're on a transatlantic flight for yourself anyway.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

Well, next year it will be at Rwanda

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

👏 Well 👏 Done 👏 Baku 👏

[–] urquell@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

They could take a bus from Monaco :)

[+] hal_5700X@lemmy.world -13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Okay. Having a Grand Prix in Baku is fine. But having a prize-giving event in Baku is bad. Whatever you say Hamilton. 🤡

[–] Wimopy 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This seems perfectly consistent with his stance of keeping F1 going as a global sport while minimising environmental impact (e.g.: due to travel, which is what he explicitly has issues with in the quote). What's worth a clown emoji here?

[–] smeg 1 points 11 months ago

What's worth a clown emoji here?

It's usually pretty handy for identifying a comment written by a child

[+] hal_5700X@lemmy.world -15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

How is going to Paris is better for environmental impact than Baku? But to be fair, we don't know what type of private jet he uses.

What’s worth a clown emoji here?

Bro, we talking about seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. I think he's worth it.

[–] mannycalavera 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How is going to Paris is better for environmental impact than Baku? But to be fair, we don't know what type of private jet he uses.

Because most teams, the drivers, the engineers, the support staff, and dare I say the press that cover this are closer geographically to Paris than Baku.

That's a pretty simple observation.

[–] florge 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Also aren't the FIA offices in Paris?

[–] Wimopy 16 points 11 months ago

That's what Lewis mentioned specifically as well (emphasis mine):

I don’t feel a particular way. Whilst I really like Baku, it’s really a beautiful place, questions in my mind of whether the FIA is really actually thinking about sustainability because so many people flew out here and the FIA is in Paris and it just would have been easier to stay there.

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And many drivers live in Monaco

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Right, they could’ve just trained to Paris. They probably wouldn’t, but they could

[–] Chreutz@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah, and so could a lot of the teams from the UK. The Train of Great Speed would be the logical choice to get people from there to Paris.

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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