Formula 1|The comments heard on the team radio worry the chairman.
Formula reigning number one world champion Max Verstappen has taken a stand on the disapproval that has been expressed about the F1 drivers’ use of language.
President of the International Automobile Federation FIA Mohammed Ben Sulayem urged earlier Autosport racing drivers to avoid swearing in an interview.
The drivers’ comments are heard during the races on the team radio excerpts shown on TV broadcasts and streaming services.
“We need to separate our sport from rap music. We’re not rappers. How many times a minute do they say the v-word? We are not like that,” the chairman said.
Verstappen admitted that “everyone” swears, but presented a strong case for the use of language.
“In many other sports, people say ugly things when they are full of adrenaline, but you just don’t hear it [lähetyksissä]because in many other sports, you don’t push around with a mike,” Verstappen said to the news agency Reuters by.
In the Dutch opinion, the intervention of an umbrella organization in the language use of drivers goes too far.
“Excuse the language, but how old are we: five or six?”
According to Verstappen, who turns 27 at the end of September, children and young people swear anyway, especially when they grow up.
Seven F1 world championship winner Lewis Hamilton also highlighted the racism aspect of Ben Sulayem’s speeches.
“Talking about rappers is very stereotypical. When you think about it, several of them are black. And he pointed out that we are not like them. I think it was the wrong choice of words,” Hamilton said on the-race.com.
Lewis Hamilton did not consider the motorsport boss’s choice of words to be successful.
He still said that he understood the concern about swearing.
“When I was 22, I didn’t think much about it, I just said what came to mind. I forgot how many kids are watching or listening. The [kiroilua] is a bit too much,” the 39-year-old Hamilton said.
He estimated that the punishments could stop the use of abusive language. At the same time, he reminded that drivers are not robots, but expressing emotions is human.
F1 drivers will curse next time in real action at the weekend in Singapore.
Verstappen won the World Championship last time at the end of June, but he still leads the World Series after collecting 313 points this season. In second place, 254 points have been grabbed Lando Norris.
Seven races have yet to be run. The world champion will be determined by December 8 in Abu Dhabi at the latest.
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