Listen to this article The German was the most outspoken at the Barcelona test a fortnight ago over Russian’s invasion of Ukraine, as he made clear he would boycott the country’s race if it went ahead. In the end, F1 and the FIA acted swiftly to drop the Russian Grand Prix from the calendar and cancel its contract under ‘force majeure’ measures. Vettel, as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), suggested that F1’s stars would discuss things and formulate a further response. The first action came on the eve of the Bahrain test, as the GPDA organised a special ‘No war’ photoshoot on the starting grid. All the drivers present wore special ‘No war’ T-shirts, using the sunflower symbol in Ukraine’s national colours. There was also a special banner highlighting the GPDA’s Racing United stance, and the drivers rolled out a Ukraine flag. Afterwards, a number of drivers tweeted their own messages …