Jeremy Clarkson sympathizes with Formula 1 drivers

      British TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson, in a recent column for The Sun newspaper, sympathized with Formula 1 drivers due to the fact that they have to constantly communicate with the press and answer the same type of questions many times.

      "When you're a Formula 1 driver, you spend three hours a week driving a racing car and three hundred hours giving interviews. There is no such thing in any other sport.

      The players are brought to the stadium, and they quickly walk from the bus to the locker room. After the game, one of them may answer one question, and that's it. They return to the bus.

      But in Formula 1, everyone is interviewed all the time. On the way to the highway. On the highway. Before the race. After the race. It happens all the time. And if you finish in the top three, then it's even worse. Immediately after the finish, you are interviewed and sent to a room with other prize winners so that we can listen to what you say to each other. And then even more interviews. If I were a Formula 1 driver and claimed victory, I would slow down on the final lap to finish fourth.

      And between all these TV interviews and press conferences, the racers are being chased by an army of "influencers" who stick a phone in your face and ask you if you like cookies or cheese, and which color do you prefer – pink or brown.

      And you are forced, because of the fine print in your contract, because your lawyers are not as good as the team's lawyers, to meet this onslaught with a smile."