The FIA’s widely criticised swearing ban - whi꧂ch could impact F1 drivers in 2025 - has claimed its first victim. 

World Rally Championship dr🐟iver Adrien Fourma✱ux was fined for using an expletive.

Fourmaux was fined €10,000 after using the F-word in an interview wit♍h ♕WRC TV.

“I had a clean stage, the ruts are really♋ tricky,” Fourmaux said. “I think it will be difficult to do a good time. There is a lot of sweeping in the beginning. We f***ed up yesterday.”

The Frenchman was referred to the stewar𝓰ds, picking up a €10,000 fine, with a further €20,000 suspended fo൩r 12 months.

Explaining their decision, the FIA said: “He apologised as he did not mean ♈to offend or insult anyone by using those words.

“The Stewards reminded the Driver and the Team Representative of the stance of the FIA regarding not only inappropriate language but also verbal/physical abuse, and making/displaying political, religious and personal statements or comments notꦫably in violation of the general principle of neutrality promoted by the FIA under its Statutes.

“The Stewards and the FIA acknowledge that the words in question have unfortunately become common colloquialisms. However, it is essential to emphasise that this doe꧟s not diminish the fact that such language is widely regarded as profanity and is inappropriate in public d🌃iscourse, including live television broadcasts.

“Public platforms are not solely intended for audiences familiar with t𒅌hese colloquialisms but also reach diverse cultures and individuals, who may find such words offensive. Motorsport is a global sport, engaging people of various age groups and cultural backgrounds, some of whom may misinterpret or take offence to these expressions.

“Given this, the FIA remains committed to ensuring that inappropriate language is not used in public forums, including visual and au𝔍dible media, press conferences, and social media. Furthermore, as public figures and role models🌳 for future generations of athletes and fans, sportspersons are expected to uphold a standard of professionalism and respect in their communication.”

Swearing clampdown led by Ben Sulayem

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has pushed for actio🧔n to be taken against drivers and competitors swearing in interviews or p༺ress conferences.

He said in September last year: “We have to differentiate between our sport – motorsport – and rap music. We’🧜re not rappers, you know. They say the F-word how many times per minute? We are🐎 not on that. That’s them and we are [us].”

Ben Sulayem’s clampdown impacted 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen, who was given community service for swearing in a press conference during the Singapore Grand Prix weekeꦇnd. 

Verstappen referred to his Red Bull 🐲as “f****d” when explaining his struggles at the previous🧸 race.

An outraged Verstappe𝄹n refused to answer questions properly in subsequent FIA p📖ress conferences that weekend.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc was hande💙d a €10,000 fine for swearing during a Mexico City GP press confere🐓nce.

𒀰The Ferrari driver said: I had one oversteer and then when I recovered from that oversteer, I had an oversteer from the other side and then I was like, ‘f**k’.”

But Leclerc quickly realised his mistake: “Oh✨, so☂rry! Oh, no. Oh, no, I don’t want to join Max!”

In response to the FIA’s stricter ru༺les for 2025, the drivers have unanimously disapproved of the new guidelines.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz believes stoppi♚ng drivers from swearing when driving over team radio is “too much”.