FIA backs down in F1 swearing row by cutting drivers’ fines in half

FIA softens hard line on clean-up after Verstappen’s ireStewards granted more discretion on deciding penaltiesFormula One’s governing body the FIA has retreated from its hard stance against drivers using bad language that has caused controversy and division since it was pursued by the president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem.The move will be considered a climbdown by the FIA among drivers and others in the F1 paddock, not least the defending world champion Max Verstappen, who has been among m