Todt: Alcohol advertising ban 'not possible'

FIA President Jean Todt has said that it is "not possible" to have a ban on alcohol advertising in Formula 1.

During the weekend of the Monaco Grand Prix, the European Alcohol Policy Alliance called on the FIA to ban alcohol advertising in F1 and on F1 cars. According to the EAPA, F1 has "extremely high exposure of alcohol advertising to audiences" Currently, Williams (Martini), McLaren (Johnie Walker) and Force India (Kingfisher & Smirnoff) display alcohol advertising on their cars.

However, Todt has ruled out such a ban. He said "The use of advertising for alcohol is not linked to the FIA. It's linked to each singular country. I'm completely against, and advocating against, drinking and driving, but each country needs to make his own job."

"You cannot ban alcohol, it is not possible, but you can educate people not to drink and drive. So we are working very closely on that because we know it is an essential topic to be addressed."

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