Formula One defending champion, Max Verstappen of Red Bull, hasn’t taken kindly to his punishment over the use of swear words.
The sport governing body (FIA) ordered the driver to perform two days of public service, after he used the F-word during an official press briefing to describe his car’s performance ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Verstappen described the sanction as ‘silly and limiting.’
“These kinds of things definitely decide my future as well.
When you can’t be yourself or you have to deal with these kinds of silly things.
For me that’s not a way of continuing in the sport, that’s for sure.
If you can’t be yourself to the fullest then it is better not to speak.
But that’s what no one wants because then you become a robot and that’s not how you should be going about in the sport,’’ expressed Verstappen.
In protest of the FIA’s decision, the Dutchman began his FIA-post qualifying press briefing on Saturday with one-word answers and replying “no comment” to reporters.
However, after finishing second on Sunday’s race, he gave in and conducted an interactive Q&A inside Red Bull’s hospitality unit.
Verstappen’s dissatisfaction comes at a time where he is seeking to clock in a fourth world title this season.
Finishing second to McLaren’s Lando Norris has narrowly reduced his lead in the championship course.
Verstappen will battle it out next at the 2024 US Grand Prix scheduled between18-20 October at the Circuit of The Americans, in Austin, Texas.
