Sebastian Vettel found in Canada someone who stands up to his words of course environmental activism . The German seems to study, before traveling, the local conflict in which his speech full of demagogy can fit and after his arrival in Montreal it was the one with the twing of trees, in the so-called tarred lands of the Alberta regionto extract the oil.

“I think what’s happening in Alberta is a crime because they’re cutting down a lot of trees and destroying the whole place basically to extract oil,” said the German at the previous press conference on Thursday.

The Alberta Region Minister of Energy, Sonya Savage, He didn’t hesitate to respond to someone whose way of life is based on cars that burn fossil fuels and who move the Cirque from place to place every week in planes with their consequent footprint on the planet. ‘environment.

“I’ve seen a lot of hypocrisy over the years, but this one takes the cake. Saudi Aramco (Saudi Oil)-funded Aston Martin sponsored driver complains about tar sands. Saudi Aramco has the biggest daily crude oil manufacturing worldwide. It is the company that has emitted the most global emissions since 1965,” said the Canadian official.

“Instead of demonizing the tar sands, which are part of the transition to carbon neutrality, people should be concerned about reducing their own carbon footprint. Pedal cars for Formula 1, perhaps? offered sarcastically.

Vettel calls himself a hypocrite

“I’m a bit disappointed that politicians are taking this on a personal level because it’s not about me, it’s about the global scale. Yes, I’m a hypocrite for making a living like this or doing what I love. We all have different passions,” he said in an equally ironic tone.

“Look forward There are solutions to make Formula 1 more sustainable and not dependent on fossil fuels. The future is exciting, in that sense. I think it’s disappointing that we take it on a personal level instead of looking at the bigger picture. What really matters is the message that we need to change and move away from fossil fuels. We need to start basing our way of life on renewable energy. That’s what I’m trying to fix.” argued using the first person.

A few weeks ago, a true icon of theGerman car racing, world rally championWalter Rohrlcriticized his position and I urged him to leave F1 out of sheer consistency.