World champion Max Verstappen must carry out public interest work as punishment for swearing in an official F1 press conference

  • @BowserBasher
    -4•7 hours ago

    I do agree that in press conference and televised stuff that language should be kept clean. Did he apologise after saying it? I remember Lando swore when he won the Miami GP but immediately apologised. I have no issue when it’s used over team radios as that is delayed and can be censored as and when needed, and it’s in the heat of the moment and words like that do come out.

    • Coelacanth
      17•6 hours ago

      I completely disagree. I think we should all stop getting offended by so-called foul language and realise that we ourselves have the power of assigning value to words, and choosing as a society to continue to be offended by hearing “shit” and “fuck” is simply unnecessarily perpetuating the cycle and in essence creating opportunities to feel negative emotions for no reason for the next generation.

      There is also the fact that this language ban isn’t even motivated by some sort of morality in the first place but by sponsors who think association with such language will hurt their sales.

      • @neumast
        12•6 hours ago

        Yep, totally agree.

        As a non native english speaker it’s always funny to me, how the commentators on Sky F1 immediately apologize for the “dirty” words the drivers use.

        Come on guys, we all know these words and everyone should be allowed to say “shit” or “fuck”, when things are exactly that: shit!