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Parliamentarians: 'Formula 1 is visibly far too quiet about this'

Formula 1 visits several countries every year and with the addition of Saudi Arabia on next year's calendar, the discussion about human rights has been revived. Some countries in the Middle East are not so close to the Western standard, such as Bahrain and therefore they are pushed to make it more discussable. Parliamentarians call F1 what to do A group of 30 parliamentarians from different parties in the United Kingdom have asked Formula 1 to "encourage Bahrain to respect human rights," writes the BBC. This group has written a letter to the Formula 1 bosses asking them to implement their human rights policy. Read more Vettel gets support from former rival: 'That's not because of...
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