Toto Wolff’s swearing sanction: “Last time, when I was 12! But there’s a big picture”

The Me𒉰rcedes team principal and Ferrari’s Fred Vasseur were handed official warnings from the FIA for their conduct in a press c🍃onference last week at the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Wolff passionately defended the organisation of the event, while Vasseur complained about the drain cover incident which damage🤪d Carlos Sainz’s car.
Wolff sarcasti🎀cally told Sky about his punishment: “That wa☂s great! The second time I’ve been summoned somewhere.
“The last time was in 1984 🐲when I was 12, in school.”
“The positive? We 𝓀are role models, representing the sport. Some of us are not native so the F-word maybe slips out easier.
“None of us who are stakeholders in the car or outside of the car, bein💖g looked at by young people on TV, should use any of the language.
“But the other side, there is a much bigger picture. That’s why I accept being called there. We all - drivers, team representatives, FIA officials - need to adhere to the𒆙 sporting code, we need to adhere to the Cꦗoncorde governance agreement about how decisions are made, we need to adhere to the FIA code of ethics. All of us.
“This episode on swearing - we are stopping, all together. There is a certain set of guidelines and regulations that we need to aℱdhere to, in the best interest of the sport.”
Wolff was punished for saying in Vegas: “It’s completely ridiculous. Completely ridiculous. How can you even dare to talk bad about an event that sets the new standards, new standards🐻 to everything.
“And then you’re speaking about a fuc**** drain cover that came undone that has happened before - it’s nothing, it’s FP1. 🅘Give credit to the people that have set up this grand prix, thatꦯ have made this sport much bigger than it ever was. Have you ever spoken good about someone? And written a good word? You should talk about all these people that have been out there.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Am💟erican sports, to football, to F1.