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F1: Drivers react to swearing clamp down

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen are the first to react to a proposed clamp down on swearing. Seemingly the FIA has called on Formula One Management to cut down on drivers' language, and that of team bosses and engineers, in their live coverage over race weekends. While the official feed is often able to 'bleep out' the offending words, FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem feels such language is not a good image for the sport. 'We have to differentiate between our sport, motorsport, and rap music,' he told Motorsport.com. '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. 'I know, I was a driver,' added the former rally...
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