FIA president hints at F1 team radio ‘shut down’ due to swearing

F1 radio broadcasts may be "shut down", FIA🦩 president Mohammed💟 Ben Sulayem has suggested.

Max Verstappen was punished for swearing in a news conference in Singapore
Max Verstappen was punished for swearing in a news conference in Singapore

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has indicated that F1 ra🌳dio broadcasts could be “shut down” altogether due to swearing.

Foul language has became a m𝐆ajor talking point in F1 with Ben Sulayem 𒁃taking a firm stance as he looks to clampdown on driver swearing.

Red Bull’s168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Max Verstappen was ordered to “accomplish some work of public interest” at the end of 2024 after he 𒈔used an expletive during an FIA press conference in Singapore last year.

Ferrari driver168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Charles Leclerc was fined €10,000 for swearing in a🦩 news conference in Mexico. The Monegasque’s immediate apolog൩y spared him from a harsher punishment.

For 2025, the FIA has introduced new misconduct guidelines which could see F1 drivers receive points deductions or a po🉐ssible ban for offences such as swearing or criticism the governing body.

Speaking at the FIA’s officials summit at the Jarama circuit in Spain, Ben Sulayem hinted that further steps will be taken to ꦓstamp out swearing.

“Do we go on and then shut down the radios of live communicatio👍n? Maybe,” he said at the FIA officials summit at the Jarama circuit in Spain. “Do we delay it? Maybe.

“There’s a lot of things ౠthat would work now with our promoter. F♛OM are the promoter, the FIA, we are still the owners of the championship.”

Verstapp🔜en carried out his community service in the capital of Rwanda before picking up his fourth drivers’ world championship trophy 🦩at the FIA’s prize giving ceremony in December.

“When he sat down – and he was nervous – I said, how about injecting b🌞ack in the society, going and inspiring young girls and boys in Rwand🐻a? [He said] oh please, I will do that,” Ben Sulayem said.

“He was there, he was happy, he went there, hugged them, and it was a big plus for them. To see Max Verstappen coming to these people in Africa and then inspiring them, ไgiving them the 🤡good words. They were so happy.”

Ben Sulayem added: “I remember, when the community service was given to Max Verstappen, what did some of the journalists say? They said, the pr🎀esident is going to have♉ him cleaning the toilets.”

Ben Sulayem's latest claim 

൩F1 drivers are understood to have not been consulted about the FIA’s new misconduct guidelines and learned of the rule cha🍬nges through the media.

Despite facing a backlash from drivers over the controversy♊ of swearing, Ben Sulayem claims to be “the most accessible president ever🦩”.

“Most of the drivers that 🌠speak to me, they have my phone, I am the most accessible president ever. You will see they speak to me, 𓆉they are very happy,” he explained.

“But of course, when I was a driver I used𒉰 to complain. And when I don’t win, I will complain more. But I tried to be quiet and then wait for the next race to win. So you see, that’s natural, that’s human.

“How do I treat the ജdrivers? Like my sons and my daughters. Honestly, I treat them with passion, with love. I treat them with understanding. I have been there. I want them to succeed.”

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