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F1 drivers unite against FIA swearing prohibition

Formula 1’s drivers have united to ask the FIA to treat them like 'adults' in response to FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s recent attempts to curb swearing, and called out his own language. Ben Sulayem had requested drivers do not swear in FIA press conferences or on team radio ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix, prompting criticism from Lewis Hamilton of what he perceived to be a racial element to the president's comments. Max Verstappen (pictured above, with Ben Sulayem) was given “an obligation to accomplish some work of public interest” for swearing in a press conference in Singapore when describing how his car felt at the previous race, and Charles Leclerc received a fine...
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