‘Are we five-year-olds?’ F1 drivers won’t mind their language


Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen suggested F1's governing body was going too far in asking drivers to stop swearing. - Photo: EPA-EFE

SINGAPORE: Leading Formula One drivers at this week’s Singapore Grand Prix said on Thursday (Sept 19) they would not tone down their language on team radio, after governing body the International Automobile Federation (FIA) warned them to cut out the swearing.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem told Autosport.com in an interview that he had asked Formula One Management to minimise the amount of foul language being broadcast on television.

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