Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was punished Friday for swearing in a news conference in which he argued against greater restrictions on drivers swearing. (Streaming | More Motorsport News)
Stewards ruling for the sport's governing body, the FIA, decided Verstappen should 바카라accomplish some work of public interest." Exactly what that involves is to be agreed with the FIA.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, Verstappen used an expletive Thursday to describe his car's performance in qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix the week before.
The stewards' ruling on Friday said the Dutch driver argued the word was 바카라ordinary in speech as he learned it, English not being his native language.바카라 The stewards said that Verstappen was a role model and should be 바카라mindful when speaking in public forums".
At the same news conference, Verstappen argued against 바카라putting bans on drivers바카라 for swearing. He said airing drivers' radio messages during races if they included swearing was a question for broadcasters.
바카라In other sports you don't run around with a mic attached to you. I think a lot of people say a lot of bad things when they are full of adrenaline in other sports, it just doesn't get picked up,바카라 he said.
The ruling comes after FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem criticized the amount of swearing, telling the motorsport.com website that 바카라we have to differentiate between our sport 바카라 motorsport 바카라 and rap music."
Ben Sulayem was criticized by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, who said he used 바카라stereotypical바카라 language about rappers with a 바카라racial element바카라.