“Everything is politics” – Thomas Mann, German novelist and Nobel laureate On December 20, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), organisers of Formula One, introduced a new rule banning players and teams from making any “political, religious or personal statements.” According to a new clause in its International Code of Conduct, such statements would be “in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA under its statutes.” A pertinent question is: What is “neutrality” when it comes to sporting organisations? Is it even possible to be neutral in the world we live in? The logic of capitalism has...