London — Formula One drivers including British world champion Lewis Hamilton, have shown rare unanimity by all signing up for their union amid concern for the sport’s future. Grand Prix Drivers’ Association chairman Alex Wurz told the British Broadcasting Corporation on Wednesday that the Monaco-based organisation now had 100% membership "for maybe the first time in history". Hamilton, who clinched his fourth title with Mercedes in 2017, has not been a member in recent seasons, while others who had been outside the body had included Ferrari’s 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen. Wurz said Formula One, whose ownership changed in January 2017 with US-based Liberty Media taking over, was entering "a period of evolution, change and perhaps even a degree of turmoil". "They [the drivers] recognise they must be united and represented to face that challenge." The contracts between teams and commercial rights holders mostly expire at the end of 2020, as does agreement on what kind of engine the spo...
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