F1 drivers request adult
F1 drivers request adult treatment from the FIA.
Formula 1 drivers have urged the sport’s governing body to treat them like adults.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the president of the FIA.
Has also come under fire from the.
Such you could use to describe terrible weather, or even an inanimate item like an F1 car.
Or a driving condition,” the GPDA stated in an open letter.
“Whether speaking to our member drivers or about them in a public setting.
We implore the FIA president to be mindful of his own tone and vocabulary.
Additionally, our members are grownups. The media does not have to tell them what to do about things as unimportant as wearing jewelry or underwear.
A request for comment has been made to the FIA.
Singapore Grand Prix in September, the letter has been in the works.
FIA stewards in Singapore ordered Red Bull driver Verstappen to “perform some job of public importance” after he used a profanity to characterize his car during a press conference.
The drivers were appalled by Ben Sulayem’s remarks because they believe that letting the public hear the transmissions adds a new dimension to the sport by exposing the personalities of the drivers in dire circumstances, and because any profanity used on team radio is bleeped out before being broadcast.
Ben Sulayem was charged by Lewis Hamilton with employing “stereotypical” language having a “racist element” during the interview.
According to Ben Sulayem.
At the Sao Paulo Grand Prix last weekend, Ferrari’s Leclerc was penalized for using a profanity to express his feelings after he almost crashed during the post-race news conference at the previous event in Mexico.
The GPDA letter’s reference to “jewellery or underpants” alludes to a previous scandal during Ben Sulayem’s presidency, when he imposed regulations requiring drivers to wear appropriate underwear and prohibiting them from donning jewelry.
The letter also requested openness on the use of the cash and conveyed the drivers. I
The GPDA has repeatedly stated that it believes that penalizing drivers financially is inappropriate for our sport.
“We have been asking the FIA president to provide information about the.
FIA’s financial fine allocation process and expenditure of funds for the last three years.
“How and whether the money is spent for the good of the sport should be mutually determined by all stakeholders (FIA, F1, the teams, and the GPDA).”
The GPDA is chaired by former Formula One driver Alex Wurz.
In order to develop our great sport for the benefit of everyone who works in it, pays for it, watches it, and in fact loves it, the drivers want to “collaborate in a positive way with all the stakeholders, including the FIA president,” as the letter makes clear.
Position on the matter is demonstrated by the fact that they went so far as to publish a letter.
Denouncing two significant facets of the FIA’s regulation of the sport.
It also reflects their perception that the FIA has not given them the respect or attention they deserve on the issues at hand.
Formula One decision-making process in 2017 in order to maintain the sport’s viability.
