George Russell scornful of ‘crazy’ FIA’s retreat on swearing drivers
15-05-2025 20:06 via theguardian.com

George Russell scornful of ‘crazy’ FIA’s retreat on swearing drivers

F1 governing body to relax its hardline stance‘It was so ridiculous in the first place’George Russell has dismissed the FIA’s decision to back down from its hard line on driver swearing as ridiculous and suggested it was a ploy by the governing body’s president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, to garner support before he stands for re-election this December, while Lewis Hamilton described the situation at the FIA as “a mess”.On Wednesday, the FIA announced it was to rel
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