Politician defends herself after Vettel protest

After Sebastian Vettel's protest about the so-called tar sand mining in Canada, the environment minister of the affected federal state publicly defended herself and found clear words for the German Formula 1 driver. “I've seen a lot of hypocrisy over the years, but this is the crowning achievement,” wrote Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Twitter in response to an article containing Vettel's statements before the Canadian Grand Prix.

“A racing driver from Aston Martin, financed by Saudi Aramco, complains about oil sands,” wrote the politicians, alluding to the racing team’s main sponsor. Aramco is considered the largest oil production company in the world and the company comes from Saudi Arabia.

In Montreal, Vettel followed up his T-shirt campaign - which read "Stop tar sands mining - Canada's climate crime" - in the official press conference before the ninth race of the season. What is happening in Alberta is a crime. “It is a horror for nature. “Something like that shouldn’t be allowed,” emphasized the almost 35-year-old four-time world champion.

Instead of demonizing the oil sands, which, according to the politician, are on the way to climate neutrality, people could reduce their own CO2 footprint. “Perhaps with pedal cars for Formula 1?” wrote the politician.

Vettel is very conscious of his actions as a racing driver. “What I do is not very environmentally conscious and not sustainable. So I’m not a role model in that respect – and I can’t possibly be one,” he once said in an RTL interview. Nevertheless, he is considered environmentally conscious. Among other things, he travels to some races in Europe by train and gets to the paddock in Melbourne by bike.

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Politician defends herself after Vettel protest

Sebastian Vettel's protests against tar sands mining in Alberta have now provoked the reaction of a Canadian minister.

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