Formula 1: drivers are fed up and challenge the FIA for swearing fines, with a stick at the boss

YA Be careful. Since I skipped the whole issue of The FIA imposes penalties on drivers for swearing at a press conference, Warn those already that they are internally talking to each other, because they disagreed. And this Thursday, The Association of Grand Prix Drivers issued a very harsh statement against the FIA.

Everything is coming After Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen joined, and was punished with a fine after he said “Damn” at a press conference Official of the International Automobile Federation. And very severely fined, considering that the Monegasque accent and between laughter, unintentionally and She quickly asked for forgiveness, Both live, and later for one of the FIA workers who was at that press conference.

“As far as insults are concerned, There is a difference between those used to insult others and the casual lady, Such as those used to describe bad weather or an inanimate object such as a Formula 1 car or a driving situation, ” they say in the statement, realizing that in the case of Max , and in the case of Charles, Do not insult anyone And the “damn” they said was in reference to the car or the situation in the race.

The stick to Ben slim

In addition, he wanted to To make it clear to Mohammed bin Salim, the president of the FIA, that he is not careful in his language either When he gives interviews and talks about it: “we urge the FIA president to also think about his accent and language when talking to our member drivers, or even about them, whether in a public forum or otherwise.”

We urge the FIA president to also consider his tone and language

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“The General Authority for agricultural development has expressed on countless occasions its opinion that financial fines for drivers are not suitable for our sport. Over the past three years, we have asked the president of the FIA to share details and strategy on how to allocate fines to the FIA And where the money is spent, ” they conclude, realizing that there is no established standard in many cases regarding these economic fines that they set during the weekends, such as the last one for LeClair for using swear words, in addition to questioning the use of funds from those penalties.

There is a consensus in this case. All drivers agree that they should pay attention to their language as much as possible outside the car , because inside it is almost impossible with their stress and adrenaline, but this The FIA crosses the line in terms of severity in penalties, Since Max Verstappen will have to do Communication Services and Charles LeClair will have to pay 5000.

Verstappen and the law of silence

Max Verstappen, Which was the first severe punishments and I decided to take the position of not changing the way he talks. He is already on a mini-strike. At official press conferences of the FIA, he does not have as much freedom of expression as he considers himself , devotes himself to Speak in short sentences, no more than 10 words , to avoid problems with swearing. Then, when those sessions are over, he responds in the usual way with the press.