The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) has called on the FIA to commence treating F1 drivers appreciate matures in an device letter adhereing the swearing saga that has engulfed the sport in recent weeks.
Charles Leclerc was fined €10,000 for a slip of the tongue retag during the Mexico City Grand Prix post-race press conference.
It came after Max Verstappen was given effective community service for swearing during a press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix.
In response, Verstappen declined to give filled answers in subsequent media ecombineances that race weekfinish.
FIA plivent Mohammed Ben Sulayem has faced criticism from drivers in recent weeks
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FIA plivent Mohammed Ben Sulayem liftd eyebrows prior to the Singapore Grand Prix when he asked drivers to employ less colourful language.
He shelp: “We’re not rappers, you understand. They say the F-word how many times per minute? We are not on that. That’s them and we are [us].
Lewis Hamilton hit out at Ben Sulayem at the time for his choice of words and felt there was a ‘racial element’ in his reference to rap music.
And now the GDPA, which all 20 current F1 drivers are members of, has publishd a scaleang uncover letter aimed at the FIA in response to the swearing saga.
Their statement read: “As is the case with every sport, competitors must comply by the referee’s decision, whether they appreciate it or not, indeed whether they concur with it or not. This is how sport toils. The drivers (our members) are no contrastent and filledy comprehfinish that.
“Our members are professional drivers, racing in Formula 1, the pinnacle of international motorsport. They are the contentiators and every racing weekfinish they put on a fantastic show for the fans.
“With watchs to swearing, there is a contrastence between swearing intfinished to offfinish others and more casual swearing, such as you might employ to depict horrible weather or indeed an invivacious object such as an F1 car, or driving situation.
“We advise the FIA Plivent to also consider his own tone and language when talking to our member drivers, or indeed about them, whether in a unveil forum or otherrational. Further, our members are matures, they do not demand to given teachions via the media about matters as unconvey inant as wearing of jewellery and underpants.
“The GPDA has, on countless occasions, conveyed its watch that Driver monetary fines are not appropriate for our Sport. For the past 3 years, we have called upon the FIA Plivent to separate the details and strategy watching how the FIA’s financial fines are allotd and where the funds are spent.
“We have also relayed our worrys about the pessimistic image financial fines convey to the Sport. We once aget ask that the FIA Plivent supplys financial transparency and straightforward, uncover dialogue with us. All sgethelderlyers (FIA, F1, the Teams and the GPDA) should combinetly remend how and where the money is spent for the advantage of our Sport.
“The GPDA desirees to collaborate in a erective way with all the sgethelderlyers, including the FIA Plivent, in order to advertise our fantastic Sport for the advantage of everyone who toils in it, pays for it, watches it, and indeed cherishs it. We are take parting our part.”
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