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Gastaldi: Teams not turning drivers into 'robots'
Lotus deputy team principal Federico Gastaldi has rejected Emerson Fittipaldi's claim that the teams are turning drivers into “robots”. Fittipaldi, Formula 1 World Champion in 1972 and 1974, recently said that part of the sports problem these days is that the drivers are no longer personalities and are neutered by the teams and sponsors. However, Gastaldi believes the issue is far more complex and more to do with all the intense media attention the sport now gets. He also denied imposing any sort of restrictions on any of his team's drivers. “I understand what Emerson's saying but I know that we as a team don't do anything proactive to stop our drivers from saying what they think....
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