Yes, some members of the EU are wanting to ban alcohol advertizing and thus sponsorship of motorsports. For God Sake, alcohol is legal as a legal product their manufacturers should be allowed to advertise including in motorsports. Just because one advertises booze at motorsports does not mean they advocate drinking and driving. Last I checked nobody in the distillery industry HOLDS GUNS TO DRINKERS HEADS TO GET THEM TO DRIVE DRUNK!!!
It is the same with tobacco, as long as it's legal and fairly regulated they should never have been banned from advertizing.
" Oh but will somebody please think of the children" EFF THAT B.S. Each parent can think of their own kids. Idiot youth who take up smoking were not forced into it by the tobacco makers.
Where does this nonsense stop? The pathway to Hell is paved with good intentions. YEP THAT'S FOR SURE!
Ban all advertising and sponsorships then as I'm sure somebody, somewhere can feel offended by whatever is advertised.
We should maybe all adopt the former USSR style living, where there was no need to advertise. One just stood in line to get a ticket to then stand in another line to turn in said ticket to get said product.
Look, I don't advocate smoking, I think it's stupid, but nobody was knowingly forced into taking it up. Tobacco advertising is NOT PUTTING SMOKES IN ONE'S MOUTH!
I don't advocate drinking and driving but I see no issue with booze being advertised at races and on race cars. If you are stupid enough to drink and drive you may deserve the penalty of the law.
Advertising in motorsports is drying up in cash value all over the place, by banning legal products from advertising or sponsoring only hurts the motorsports.
Look it's not that hard in life. In general and on a daily basis TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR ACTIONS. AS PARENTS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR MINOR CHILDREN! Sure there is a place for general societal rules, guidelines and services, but society is not suppose to be there for you and yours, thinking for you and yours all of the time.