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F1 accused of joke censorship at London launch
Nov.17 Comedian Jack Whitehall has lifted the lid on Formula 1's strict control over jokes and references at the sport's high-profile live launch event early this year. Appearing on Chris Moyles' Radio X show, Whitehall said his script for the London season launch was 'heavily policed' – to the point where even a harmless joke about George Russell required direct approval from the Mercedes driver. 'On that F1 show I had a line where I said he reminded me of the TikTok trainspotter,' Whitehall revealed. 'My script was heavily policed – they went through everything. 'They were like – no Bernie jokes. You can't talk about Flavio Briatore. Everything got cut.' One mild...
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