Formula 1 has banned alcohol and tobacco advertising for Formula 1 teams in the past, but the moral duty of a competition followed by millions of people does not seem to apply in relation to betting and gambling. And the perfect case of this is the creation of the new F1 Las Vegas GP.
This weekend, F1 will compete at night in front of the most important casinos on the planet, hoping to increase their visitors as F1 comes to ‘Sin City’. In fact, not content with this, F1 will conquer the ‘City of Play’ this weekend even on the asphalt, as it has installed several red and white pianos with signs of the French deck of cards, where you play Poker or Black Jack, among others.
For thousands of paddock members, going to a casino is a big temptation. Don’t even check the dollar play box on a Las Vegas slot machine. However, at Mercedes it will be completely banned, a sign of Toto Wolff’s desire not to encourage gambling among its employees.
“I’ve never been to Las Vegas, but we’ll do our best to make sure everyone on the team stays away from casinos. I don’t gamble and I’ll make sure no one else does!”commented Toto Wolff. The Austrian does not want his employees to be distracted nor does he want them to enter the dangerous world of betting and gambling. Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and other employees of the Mercedes F1 team will be completely banned. They are more than warning.
Source: La Verdad
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