And “law” which is expensive for Charles Leclerc. The 27-year-old Monegasque driver from the Ferrari team was fined 10,000 euros by the International Automobile Federation for using foul language at a press conference after his race at the Mexican Grand Prix, according to the body. , October 27.
A new rule
5000 euros of the note will also be withheld, “provided that there is no new offense in the next 12 months”specified the FIA.
A decision which is part of the new FIA policy to limit rude comments from drivers recorded on air. In an interview with the specialized site motorsport.com broadcast at the end of September, the boss of the F1 governing body Mohammed Ben Sulayem, had in fact called for vulgarity to be reduced: “We have to differentiate between our sport, motorsport, and rap. We are not rappers. They say the word that starts with F (fuck) how many times per minute? We don't do that. They are who they are and we are [qui nous sommes]. »
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At the end of September, reigning world champion Max Verstappen was the first victim of these new instructions. The Dutch driver will, for his part, have to “carry out work of general interest” without however the nature having been specified.
