Formula One would now welcome its first openly gay driver, according to four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.
The championship, which started in 1950, has had only male drivers on the starting grid since 1976 but has made a push for diversity and inclusion with teams showing support for the LGBTQ community.
Last year, Aston Martin' Vettel wore a rainbow-colored T-shirt in Hungary with the message "same love" to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
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