‘Is the FIA thinking about sustainability?’ Hamilton questions Baku host choice
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Lewis Hamilton has questioned the FIA’s decision to host their end of season prize-giving event in Baku, rather than Paris.
  • woelkchen@lemmy.world
    132·
    1 year 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.

  • Hal-5700X@lemmy.world
    1730·
    1 year ago

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

    • Wimopy
      384·
      1 year ago

      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?

      • smegEnglish
        54·
        1 year 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
        520·
        1 year ago

        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
          302·
          1 year ago

          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·
            1 year ago

            Also aren’t the FIA offices in Paris?

            • Wimopy
              16·
              1 year 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.

              • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
                3·
                1 year ago

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

                • Chreutz@lemmy.world
                  2·
                  1 year 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.