After the sanctions Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc For swearing, the pilots get serious. They issued a joint statement demanding a rectification from the FIA. Because, they say, “we must differentiate between words which are used to insult others and those which are not”.
“As for swearing, There is a difference between those used to insult others and the more informal onessuch as those used to describe bad weather or an inanimate object such as a Formula 1 car or a driving situation,” says the note from the Grand Prix Drivers Association.
They further ask Mohamed Ben SoulayemFIA President, to consider his language: “We urge FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem to also consider his own tone and language when addressing, or even about, our drivers members, whether in a public forum or otherwise. Furthermore, our members are adults; they do not need to be educated by the media on such trivial matters as wearing jewelry and underwear. »
“The GPDA has repeatedly expressed its view that monetary fines for drivers are not appropriate for our sport. Over the past three years, we have asked the FIA President to share details and strategy on how FIA financial fines are allocated and where the funds are spent,” the Formula 1 drivers’ statement concludes. .
Leclerc and Verstappen received financial fines for saying those bad words. Something that the pilots do not understand and which they are now asking to reconsider. A joint declaration for the first time on this subject.
