Formula 1 News: F1 drivers strike back against FIA swearing rule

The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) has hit back against the FIA over recent punishments for swearing, stating “our members are adults.”

Second placed Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing attends the Drivers Press Conference after the F1 Singapore GP at Marina Bay Street Circuit on September 22, 2024 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool

Official statement from the GPDA on the swearing saga

“There is a difference between swearing intended to insult others and more casual swearing, such as you might use to describe bad weather, or indeed an inanimate object such as an F1 car, or a driving situation.

We urge the FIA president to consider his own tone and language when talking to our member drivers, or indeed about them, whether in a public forum or otherwise.

Further, our members are adults. They do not need to be given instructions by the media about matters as trivial as the wearing of jewelry or underpants.”