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Sebastian Vettel says he’s ignoring criticism on social media about his stance on environmental issues.

The Aston Martin driver, who unlike many of his rivals does not have a social media presence, has become increasingly outspoken about the need to reduce emissions and waste. After the British Grand Prix, he and a group of fans spent several hours helping clean up the trash around Silverstone.

Following criticism of an interview for Der Spiegel where he also discussed his environmentalism, Vettel said he was not interested in negative comments about his position.

“To be honest I don’t know what you are talking about,” Vettel said when asked about it at today’s FIA press conference. “I mean, I’ve had very positive feedback. I didn’t hear anything from the other side.

“I guess it’s normal for people to have all kinds of reactions. But I think they were probably positive on a thousand-to-one ratio.

“This is, I think, a problem of our time and in general the squeaky wheel attracts attention. Obviously, you are asking the question about potential negative comments, whereas you should be asking a question about positive comments a thousand times. That’s why I think there’s no point in spending time looking this way and seeing the positives [instead]. “

Vettel said he had “learned a lot” by volunteering to clean up at Silverstone and visiting a waste treatment plant afterwards. “I think the people involved, the fans who were happy to help, learned a lot [too],” he said.

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“We even convinced some of the fans who were still on the track to get involved and take a bag and pick up trash. So I think it was a good thing to do because we played and we cleaned two stands and three and a half hours.

“I wanted to make sure where things were going after that, so I learned a lot in such a short time. “

Vettel also joined Lewis Hamilton in criticizing the Hungarian government’s stance on gay rights. Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently approved a law banning homosexuals from appearing in television programs or educational material aimed at those under the age of 18.

“Everyone is free to do whatever they want and that’s exactly what I guess, that’s the point,” said Vettel, who wears sneakers with the gay pride rainbow this weekend. -end. “I find it embarrassing for a country that is part of the European Union to have to vote or to have laws like this.

“We’ve had so many opportunities to learn in the past and I don’t understand why we find it hard to see that everyone should be free to do what they love, to love who they love.

“It’s a lot in the sense of living and letting live. It is obviously not for us to lay down the law, and it is not our role, but I think just to express our support to those who are obviously concerned by this.

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