When four-time world champion Formula 1 racing driver Sebastian Vettel denounced Alberta’s oilsands as a “climate crime” prior to Sunday’s Montreal Grand Prix, he revealed his brain is an irony-free zone. Gas-guzzling Formula 1 racing would not exist without fossil fuels. Vettel’s racing team is sponsored by Saudi Aramco — the world’s largest oil and natural gas company. Aramco is owned by the government of Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s most brutal dictatorships, which also sponsors Formula 1 racing itself . The 34-year-old German-born Vettel is a poster child for celebrities who denounce the oilsands, conveniently overlooking the reality...
