FIA president Jean Todt should ban alcohol sponsorship in Formula One, that's the call from an anti-drinking pressure group in the wake of Heineken's new deal with FOM. The European Alcohol Policy Alliance, Eurocare, an “alliance of non-governmental public health and social organisations working on the prevention and reduction of alcohol related harm in Europe”, issued an open letter to Todt on Tuesday following the announcement at the Canadian Grand Prix that Heineken had agreed a multi-year deal with the sport. In the letter, “which has the support of 40 public health and civil society organisations from around the world, who are also calling for an end to alcohol sponsorship in...
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