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Todt has no problem with alcohol advertising in F1

FIA president Jean Todt does not believe that alcohol sponsorship in Formula 1 is a problem, but wants alcohol companies playing a much more active role in pushing the ‘Do not drink and drive' message. In the wake of a mega-million dollar deal with Heineken the European Alcohol Policy Alliance wrote a letter to Todt requesting he clamp down on alcohol branding as F1 did with tobacco sponsorship a decade or so ago. During the FIA Conference in Turin, Todt was asked if he felt frustrated by the commercial rights holder attracting alcohol brands to F1, he responded: “I would not talk about frustration. My frustration is maybe in a different way. “I feel that alcohol companies...
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