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Fittipaldi - Allow F1 drivers to say what they feel

Former world champion, Emerson Fittipaldi, believes that drivers should be allowed more freedom to express themselves off the track. Speaking to Motorsport.com, Fittipaldi maintains that currently, drivers are forced to do and say as the team and sponsors dictate and not what they truly feel. He likened them to robots.  '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 that'. That's shit! 'Am I a robot? Or am I a personality? That's what is missing,' Fittipaldi said.  The Brazilian, who won 14 races in his...
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