Four-time world champion Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has said that views towards renewable energy and climate change are calling into question his role in Formula One.
Vettel often speaks about problems and social issues, and on the eve of the previous race in Miami, he wore a T-shirt with the message: "Miami 2060 - the first underwater race, act now or swim later."
"It's not a political message, I'm not a politician. I don't want to be political. It's a human message. It's great that we have a race in Miami, where there are great people and where the racing is exciting. But I think it's alarming and I'm surprised that we're going to a place that won't be there in 50 years, and everyone is behaving and doing business as usual," Vettel recently told Sky.
He then took part in a show organized by the BBC and talked about the dilemma of his passion for Formula 1 and his views on the issues of climate change.
"Every time I get into the car, I love it. When I get out of the vehicle, of course I think if this is something we should be doing, traveling the world and wasting resources. On the other hand, we entertain people, during the coronavirus we were one of of the first sports that started competing. In terms of entertainment, there's sports, culture, comedy, and a lot of people who couldn't perform at that time. A lot of people missed that and if we didn't have this, in general, we'd probably go crazy," he said. he.
The German driver admitted that working in Formula 1, along with his beliefs about the need for renewable energy, makes him hypocritical due to the nature of the fuel used in the sport.
"Indeed. You're right to laugh, as these are questions I ask myself every day. I'm not a saint. I'm very concerned when it comes to the future and topics like energy, energy dependency and where we're going in the future," said the four-time world champion champion.
"In terms of energy, we have to stop being dependent on fossil fuels and we can, because there are solutions. In Britain you have a kind of gold mine you are sitting on which is wind and you have the ability to increase your energy supply with wind energy, solar energy . Every country has its advantages and disadvantages. If you go to Austria, they have the Alps and they have water, they can pump it, store it and bring it back," added Vettel.
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