The Singapore Grand Prix (GP) will be starting from Sunday. The competition takes place over 62 laps of the 4.94-kilometer Marina Bay Street Circuit. All the racers have already accumulated at the destination. The practice contest has already been carried out and the qualifying round will be happening on Saturday. Ahead of the main round three-time world champion Max Verstappen has been involved in a controversy.
The FIA penalised him for using inappropriate language during Thursday’s press conference. The Red Bull driver, who leads this year’s world championship by 59 points over Lando Norris, has not won in seven races and struggled in Azerbaijan last week. The moderator reminded the Red Bull driver about his language at the time of the press conference. He swore while discussing his car’s performance in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix earlier this season.
After studying the transcript and speaking with Verstappen and Red Bull representatives, the stewards judged that the language was inappropriate for broadcasting. He used vulgar language and it was unacceptable from a senior racer like him. Max is not setting the best example for the upcoming racers who follow him or idolise him. This will create a negative impact on future talents and racers.
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After being asked about his car in Baku, Verstappen replied that he knew “the car was f*****.” The decision reached by the stewards was an “obligation to accomplish some work of public interest.” The stewards’ verdict read: “Max Verstappen, driver of car 1, used language to describe his car at the event in Azerbaijan which is generally considered “coarse, rude” or may “offend.”
However, Verstappen apologised for his behaviour during the hearing. The 26-year-old said: “A lot of people say a lot of bad things when they are full of adrenaline in other sports, it just doesn’t get picked up. I couldn’t even say the f-word… it’s not even that bad. What are we 5 year olds, 6 year olds?”. Verstappen enters the Singapore weekend with a commanding lead. Red Bull is in a tight battle with McLaren in the constructors’ championship, trailing by 20 points.
