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Fittipaldi: F1 drivers being turned into robots
Formula 1 drivers are being turned into 'robots' because teams and sponsors try to stop them being themselves, claims former champion Emerson Fittipaldi. As F1 chiefs make efforts to improve the image of drivers and make them heroes again, Fittipaldi suggests that how drivers come across in the media is not ideal. In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Fittipaldi said: "I think communication is a big part of this. If there's one word they should be allowed, it is 'freedom'. "In the United States, everyone talks about 'freedom of speech'. "If you drive for Ferrari, for example, before the press conference you will be told 'you cannot say this' or 'you should not say...
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