Formula One's popularity is growing. So are calls to make the sport more sustainable
ABC News
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, two of the sport's star drivers, are actively calling on F1's governing body to take sustainability seriously.
Thousands of Formula One fans will pack Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday to watch the highly anticipated conclusion of this year's nail-biter season.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton could win his eighth world championship, a feat no other F1 driver has accomplished in the sport's 70-year history. Hamilton and his No. 1 rival, Red Bull's Max Verstappen, are tied in the standings.
The glitz and glamour of F1, the world's premier motor racing series, are constantly on display: the podium champagne sprays, elephantine yachts anchored in the French Riviera for the Monaco Grand Prix, globe-trotting teams that travel to far-flung destinations for races closely followed by 1.9 billon spectators.
With the hit Netflix F1 docuseries "Drive to Survive" helping to grow the fanbase, the sport's sustainability efforts and commitments are drawing attention, too. Hamilton, the winningest F1 driver, and Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel, a four-time world champion, have been calling on F1's governing body to actively change its practices.
