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Amnesty International Accuses Saudi Government Of Using F1 To ‘Sportswash’ Itself
Earlier this week, F1 teams were issued a provisional calendar for next season, which includes a record-setting 23 races. All of the original tracks that were scheduled for this season prior to COVID-19 wreaking chaos have been re-proposed for 2021, with the addition of one more: the Saudi Arabian GP to run on a street circuit around Jeddah. READ: Mercedes Keen To Avoid One-Year Extension With Lewis Hamilton Environmentalist groups and Amnesty International have spoken out against the planned 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Specifically, environmental advocates have expressed concerns over F1’s extensive commercial partnership with Saudi-owned Aramco, one of the largest petroleum...
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