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FIA ruled out banning alcohol sponsorship in F1

FIA president Jean Todt has ruled out banning alcohol sponsorship in F1. During the Monaco grand prix weekend, a European alcohol policy group called Eurocare said the amount of alcohol-related exposure in the sport is 'extreme'. 'We now urge the involved bodies in F1 to move away from alcohol sponsorship,' the group declared. Williams' major sponsor is Martini, a brand of Italian vermouth, while the Force India livery features branding of the United Breweries Group. Johnnie Walker, meanwhile, backs the McLaren team, and last year it became the ‘official whisky' of F1. But Todt on Thursday told the Australian broadcaster ABC that he cannot ban alcohol advertising in F1. 'The use of...
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