FIA president hints at F1 team radio ‘shut down’ due to swearing
F1 radio broadcasts may be "shut down", FIA president Mohammed Benౠ Sulayem has suggested.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has indicated that F1 radio broadcasts coulꦍd be “shut down” al🌜together due to swearing.
Foul language has became a major ဣtalking point in F1 with Ben Sulayem taking a firm 🍃stance as he looks to clampdown on driver swearing.
Red Bull’s168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen was ordered to “accomplish some work of public interest” at the end of 2☂024 after he used an expletive during an FIA press conference in Singapore last year.
Ferrari driver168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Charles Leclerc was fined €10,000 for swearing in a news conference in Mexico. Thꦺe Monegasque’s immediate apology spared him from a harsher pu🐟nishment.
For 2025, the FIA has introduced 🥃new misconduct guidelines which could see F1 drivers receive points deduꦯctions or a possible ban for offences such as swearing or criticism the governing body.
Speaking at the FIA’s officials summit at the Jarama circuit i🐻n Spain, Ben Sulayem hinted that furth🎃er steps will be taken to stamp out swearing.
“Do we go on and then shut down the radios of live communication? Maybe,” he said at the FIA officials summit at the Jarama circuit in Spain. “Do we dela♑y i𝐆t? Maybe.
“There’s a lot of things that would work now with our promoter. 💯FOM are the promoter, the FIA, we are still the owners of the championship.”
Verstappen carrie📖d out his community service in the capital of Rwanda before picking up his fourth drivers’ world championship trophy at the FIA’s prize giving ceremony in December.
“When he sat down – and he was nervous – I said, how about injecting back in the society, going and insp🥂iring young girls and boys in Rwanda? [He said] oh please, I will do that,” Ben Sulayem said.
“He was there, he was happy, he went there, hugged them, and it was a big plus for them. To see Max Verstappen coming to these people🍃 in Africa and then inspiring them, giving them the good words. Th🐈ey were so happy.”
Ben Sulayem added: “I remember, when the community service was given to Max Verstappen, what did some of the j🤪ournalists say? They said, the p💯resident is going to have him cleaning the toilets.”
Ben Sulayem's latest claim
F1 drivers are unde✨rstood to have not been consulted about the FIA’s new𓂃 misconduct guidelines and learned of the rule changes through the media.
Despite facing a backlash from drivers over the controversy of swearing, Ben Sula🐲yem claims to be “the most accessible president ever”.
“Most of the drivers that speak to me, they have my phone, I am the most accessible 🍬president ever. You will see൩ they speak to me, they are very happy,” he explained.
“But of course, when I was a driver I used to complain. And when I don’t win, I will complain more. But I tried to be quiet and then wait for the next race to win. So you see𝓡, that’s natural, that’s human.
“How do I treat the drivers? Like my sons and my daughters.💟 Honestly, I treat them with passion, with love. I treat them with understanding. I have been there. I want them to succeed.”

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