Hamilton advocates for 'changes' in the GPDA's relationship with the FIA so drivers' 'voices' are heard

Last Monday, in a post, Ben Sulayem wrote about the federation's International Sporting Code: "Following constructive feedback from drivers across our seven FIA World Championships, I am considering making improvements to Appendix B."

In Miami, seven-time world champion Hamilton explained that drivers' 'voice' should be heard in these matters, for example, about the swearing policy.

"I think ultimately the GPDA is very unified. I think we are working to..., ultimately we want to be able to work closely with the FIA. I think all of us want to continue to work together and make the sport better. And of course, we've faced a bit of an uphill challenge in that communication over time," he began.

Hamilton wants to see changes in terms of the GPDA's relationship with the motorsport federation, while also underlining they are not here to dictate the conversation either. "Ultimately, we don't hold a power seat at the table. And that needs to change in my opinion. If you look at other sports that have unions, that may be something that comes into play at some stage, but it's just, as I said, we don't want to control things."

The Ferrari driver concluded: "We just want to collaborate with them more and have our voices. Ultimately, people making decisions for others that have never been in that position, it's good to have a point of view from the driver's perspective and that's all we try to give."