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Drivers united behind GPDA letter

A week after their controversial letter calling for an overhaul of the sport, fearing the direction in which it is heading, F1 drivers, unlike their bosses, remain united in their opinion. Other than Fernando Alonso's withdrawal from the event, the letter from the GPDA is the main talking point in Bahrain, in that it represents two things almost unheard of in the sport. Firstly, the drivers speaking out, and secondly, unanimity. A week after that letter, amidst numerous other U-turns in F1, the drivers stand by their call for change. 'I think the letter says everything,' said Fernando Alonso. 'We love the sport. We love it so much that maybe we think the last couple of years we've been a...
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