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Report – No more pre-race ‘kneeling' in 2021?

Feb.11 The rainbow signage, the ‘End Racism' messaging, and the pre-race kneeling look set to all be a thing of the past once F1 gets up and racing in 2021. 'Anti-racism campaign: No more drivers kneeling before the start?' wonders the headline at Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport. It comes after Formula 1 announced on Wednesday that it is shaking up its ‘WeRaceAsOne' strategy. 'This season, the rainbow will no longer feature alongside the WeRaceAsOne platform,' F1 confirmed in a statement. Indeed, the specific anti-racism messaging of 2020 is being replaced by three new 'core pillars' in 2021 – namely: sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and community. As for the...
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