Verstappen criticizes current F1 and admits it is “less fun”

In the official F1 press conference before the Grand Prix of Singapore last September, Max Verstappen He was caught in a media storm after his remarks. The Dutch used a bad expression (“nonsense“) and was harshly criticized by the press. The president of the FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem expressed concern about the amount of foul language being broadcast in F1. The FIA ​​understands that the bad words obtained from ‘TeamRadio’ by the drivers during the race are not to blame. However, any driver who uses foul language during extra-sports activities will be punished with a fine and/or community service.

The Dutch driver was punished by FIA stewards for his recklessness and the three-time world champion was ordered to perform community service. Max Verstappen Known for not always following the rules, he decided not to attend other press conferences and limited himself to answering the ‘improvised press conferences’ found in the paddock. This whole situation has created tensions between the FIA ​​and the drivers, who argue that they are not a model and that they are limited to driving cars. Charles Leclerc He escaped the same fine as the Dutchman because after insulting him at the F1 press conference he immediately apologized. As a result, the FIA ​​reduced his punishment to a financial fine of 5,000 euros.

The measures taken by the FIA ​​clearly have an impact on the drivers, and Verstappen He suggested that the strict approach negatively affected his work outside the court: “Politically correct F1 becomes more fun”. After being asked about the future of the situation, the pilot Red Bull He prefers to stay on the sidelines: “If it gets worse, I don’t know,” he added. “But for my part, I prefer not to say too much.”

He also tried to make the fans and FIA understand that he is just a driver and everything else is ‘not good enough for him’: “I’m just living, I’m doing what I have to do on race weekends, but also outside of it.”