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The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Fresh woke madness as new film about F1 ace Jenson Button slapped with trigger warning for bizarre reason
A NEW film featuring ex-F1 driver Jenson Button has trigger warnings for 'spins and crashes'. 2 2 Rated 12, it has four warnings from the British Board of Film Classification. One caution reads: 'Cars crash and spin during motor races. "Archive footage includes a brief and undetailed sight of an explosion. 'There is a fleeting scene of a punch to the face.' A further warning is for 'infrequent strong language'. Lord Toby Young, of the Free Speech Union, said: 'Crashes and spins are why fans are watching.' The Freedom Association's Tim Scott added: 'These increasingly ridiculous trigger warnings should not be treating fans like fools.' The BBFC said: 'In 2023 85 per cent of caregivers told us our content advice is useful for everyone.'
Times
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Times
Ron Dennis: Embracing sacrifice was secret of my McLaren success
The meeting room is lightly furnished and understated. He sits on a chair drawn slightly back from the table, as though to sprinkle informality on the conversation. This is stylish Mayfair in central London, not where he came from but it came to him because he was good at what he did. More than that. He was Ron Dennis, owner and boss of the hugely successful McLaren motor racing team for more than 30 years. Don't ask how many grands prix his team won. As for drivers' championships and constructors' titles, let's not go there either. The short answer is plenty. He set out to be the best in the world. For a time he was. What you now have is a man two weeks
