“This is something that shouldn’t happen.”. This is the reaction of Toto WolffMercedes boss asked about drivers’ swearing and why he was punished Max Verstappen with community work. He thus distances himself from the complaints of other team leaders and drivers.
“I think there’s an argument that Insults and rudeness on the radio are something that should not happen. If it’s so serious that it’s disrespectful, on the other end of the line, there are people at home watching this,” Toto said in comments reported by the media ‘SoyMotor’.
“Last year, after Las Vegas, I was with the stewards and it was a pretty nice experience. Fred Vasseur and I was there at the same time; “He was a little more worried… I told them: ‘This is the first time since school that I have been called in front of the principal, and I promise you that it will be the last'”, says the boss of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
He asks to “tone down” the language: “The word ‘fucked’ is a common term today, but it is always the context that defines it. We want to have emotions, we want to have raw moments and we understand that the pilots are in a state of extremes, but “If we could tone it down a little, that would be good for all of us.”
“Still, I wouldn’t necessarily ban that term because I think there are worse words than that. I don’t think using the word ‘fucked’ in a press conference is the worst thing. But it doesn’t matter, if we have to adapt, we all have to adapt our language, including the team leaders who we will analyze in more detail. That’s true. more civilized“, concludes Wolff.
