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Ben Sulayem finds ally in swearing clampdown in Mercedes boss Wolff
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Ben Sulayem finds ally in swearing clampdown in Mercedes boss Wolff

Motorsports December 15, 2024
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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s push to drive swearing out of Components 1 has acquired unlikely help from Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.

Whereas Wolff doesn’t see eye-to-eye with Ben Sulayem on each subject in F1, he thinks the efforts to scrub up the picture of drivers is one thing price preventing for due to a private expertise he had lately.

Amid an ongoing debate about drivers appearing as function fashions, Wolff says that the influence the language they use can have an affect on children following grand prix racing.

It’s understood that Wolff and Ben Sulayem met on the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix the place, as a part of their dialog, this situation was mentioned.

“I’ve a seven-year-old that go-karts and that watches every thing,” stated Wolff. “It’s the first time, a number of months in the past, that he stated, ‘what the f**ok’, and I stated ‘the place did you hear that from?’ He stated from the drivers.

“So I’ve my conflicts with Mohammed however in that occasion the drivers, all the drivers, are function fashions. They’re on air and they’re entitled, and they’re empowered.

“I disagree with lots of the different issues that he [Ben Sulayem] got here up with, however on that one I believe in case you translate ‘f**ok’ into your personal language or my language, it’s fairly impolite. I might by no means say that on the radio.

‘George [Russell] and I, and Lewis [Hamilton] had this dialog they usually know I don’t prefer it. So I’m completely high-quality that we’re actually in a position to restrict that.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, FIA, with Toto Wolff, Crew Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG

Picture by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Photographs

“There are a handful of drivers, some native, some not, that come out with the issues and, for me I, can be completely satisfied to sanction that much more. That’s simply my opinion.”

Ben Sulayem revealed efforts to clamp down on the prevalence of swearing forward of the Singapore Grand Prix – and that weekend world champion Max Verstappen was sanctioned for utilizing a curse phrase in a press convention.

The Dutchman was handed a day’s neighborhood service by the FIA, which he fulfilled throughout his go to to the official Prize Gala in Rwanda final weekend.

Chatting with Motorsport.com lately in an interview, Ben Sulayem was satisfied he was doing the correct factor in bringing the swearing situation into the highlight.

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Requested if he felt it was a combat price having primarily based on the controversy his feedback brought about, Ben Sulayem stated: “Combat? For cleansing the game, sure.

“However did I write these guidelines about swearing? Was I the one who carried out and policed it? I ask you as a result of it is the stewards. It is not me. It is the stewards. So that you go and ask them, why is that?

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“We’re sending a message to the children at any age with that. And, excuse me, commercials, films, they’re rated no matter.”

Ben Sulayem feels that the present era of stars have to replicate on how different iconic sports activities heroes behaved up to now.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, FIA

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President, FIA

Picture by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Photographs

“Do we now have to say the impolite phrases? Truthfully,” added Ben Sulayem.

“Did Michael Schumacher say it? Did Mohammed Ali say it? He stated he was a giant mouth. However did he ever say it [a rude word]? Did Pele say it?

“We’re in a really distinctive sport and we now have to guard it from the unhealthy phrases. Dangerous phrases that I’ll at all times disagree with.”

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