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Sebastian Vettel has raised awareness of local societal and environmental issues at Grands Prix this year in a sequence of T-shirts and helmet designs.
In Canada, it was the mining of tar sands in Alberta, which involves the destruction of forests in order to extract bitumen. That raised the attention of some politicians, including Alberta’s minister of energy Sonya Savage, who on social media immediately pointed to Vettel’s hypocrisy, highlighting Aramco’s title sponsorship of Aston Martin.
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“Yeah, it’s right,” said Vettel. “But what you miss… I’m disappointed politicians jump on a personal level, it’s not at all about me it’s about the bigger picture. Yes, I am hypocrite doing what I do for a living, this is my passion, this is the way I paint my canvas, but there are solutions for the future to make it more sustainable and not rely on fossil fuels.
“It is disappointing we break it down to a personal level and miss the bigger picture – we need to make the switch and start to base our whole lifestyle on renewables. I think that’s the bigger picture stuff that I’m trying to address.”
Vettel, though, removed the design for the race itself and sported his usual scheme.
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