Road safety organisations are preparing to lobby the government over the sponsorship of Formula One by the alcohol industry.

Formula One teams could see their sponsorship deals being removed and costing them millions of pounds in lost revenue every year. The possible new action has served as a reminder as to what happened to tobacco companies a few decades ago when they were prevented from sponsoring sporting tournaments like snooker.

The charities, which comprise of both safety organsiations and anti-alcohol groups throughout Europe, have also expressed their dissatisfaction at the prospect of FIA (Federation Internationale L-Automobile) boss, Jean Todt, becoming a special representative for road safety at the UN.

Road Safety Campaigning Has Been Hijacked By Alcohol Industry

Road safety groups are pleased that an appointment of Jean Todt as a road safety specialist in the UN looks unlikely and have said that to do this would be sending the wrong message about road safety’ as written in an interview with the Daily telegraph.

Current sponsorship partnerships are between Martini and Williams; McLaren and Jonnie Walker and Smirnoff and Force India. These deals are set to be broken if the new legislation comes into effect,

Alcohol Related Driving Accidents

At the core of the issue for road safety campaigners is the perceived endorsement of fast driving alongside drinking alcohol. Drink driving accidents account for many serious and fatal accidents on the roads every year and often leave drivers, passengers and/or pedestrians with life changing injuries and in need of 24 hour care.

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