Max Verstappen He ended up being very upset after the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, and it wasn’t because of the sporting aspect. The Dutchman threatened the FIA with leaving F1 after being sanctioned with “community service” who have not yet been named for saying at last Thursday’s press conference that “the car was a goner.” According to the FIA, the World Cup leader used language “that is considered ‘rude, abrupt’ or likely to ‘offend’ and is not considered appropriate for broadcast.”
“This is “bad behavior.” as defined in Article 20 of the International Sports Code and it is an offence of Article 12.2.1.k,” the FIA statement added. In light of this sanction, Verstappen held a separate press conference in the Red Bull Hospitality where he noted that from now on, as it is mandatory to answer questions, his answers will be brief.
After this statement, Max sent a notice to the FIA: “These kinds of things also influence my future.when you can’t be yourself and you have to deal with this kind of nonsense. Success is good, racing is good, but when you have success and you’ve won titles, what you want is to have a good time. Everyone goes to the limit, in front of and behind the grid. But I’m at a point in my career where I don’t want to be constantly confronted with this nonsense, it’s really demanding and it’s not a way to continue in this sport.
“I’m not going to give long answers when they treat me like that.. I never felt that I had a bad relationship with them (because of the FIA), even this year I volunteered with junior stewards, I gave them a half-hour interview, I try to help them. Usually I don’t say no, if they ask me something, I do it, but then they treat me like that. Well, it doesn’t work like that, so if it is mandatory to answer (in the press conference), nobody says how long the answer should last,” said the Red Bull driver.
“If it can’t be you, it’s better not to talk.”
Verstappen was angry about the sanction. Furthermore, the Dutchman said that He presented his case to the pilots’ association “and everyone started laughing” because “it seems stupid to them.”If you can’t be yourself, it’s better not to speak.. And deep down, that’s what nobody wants. You have to be able to show your emotions because it’s sport. “I’ll always be myself, I’m not going to change the way I am in life or here,” said the three-time world champion.
“It’s not just the FIA, but also F1 and how they work together,” he added. However, the World Cup leader made it clear that he has no plans to speak to FIA president Ben Sulayem at this time. The Red Bull leader also analysed Carlos Sainz’s €25,000 penalty, which is reduced to €12,500 until he does it again, for crossing the track to get to the pit box after his red-flagged crash at the start of the race. Q3.
“Carlos got a ticket for crossing the track. But what is it? Red flag, cars are coming, it’s a safe situation and he knows what he’s doing. For me This is ridiculous, we are not stupid“From the moment the stewards write it, it’s nonsense,” he concluded to the Dutch driver.
