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Vettel's ‘no war' helmet caused political ‘trouble'

Mar.14 Sebastian Vettel waded into yet another political storm by using a special ‘No War'-themed helmet in Bahrain testing last week. The livery was bordered by strips of tiny national flags of the countries of the globe – including one for Northern Cyprus. Actually, Northern Cyprus is recognised only by Turkey, with the rest of the international community regarding it as part of the Republic of Cyprus. 'I didn't look at all the flags,' Aston Martin driver Vettel, now regulatory outspoken on social and environmental political issues, explained. 'I've removed the sticker now because it caused some trouble,' he confirmed, with reports suggesting that his livery designer...
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