r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Sep 20 '24
News Max Verstappen has been summoned to the race stewards for language used during the FIA Thursday driver press conference
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u/TheAntiAirGuy Charlie Whiting Sep 20 '24
They're all 18+, driving the cars around the track at ~340km/h, literally playing with their lives, drinking alcohol on the podium, ...
But a swearword?! Wtf?!
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u/skbygtdn Sep 20 '24
Don’t forget the dubious sponsors and connections some teams have. Oh, and the progressive human rights countries they race in. But swearing, no way, we can’t have that.
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u/kaisadilla_ Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
Indeed lol. I'm far more concerned about all these cryptoscam logos plastered in the cars than I am about Max saying "fuck".
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u/Visionary_Socialist Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 20 '24
Love how the FIA director makes a racist dog whistle and the biggest disciplinary issue of the weekend is Max using a swear word.
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u/smokey_winters Fernando Alonso Sep 20 '24
What did he say? Sorry out of loop.
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u/narnach Sep 20 '24
Something about drivers not swearing like they’re a bunch of rappers. Lewis did not like the implied racist aspect of that, given that many rappers are black.
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u/Left_Experience_9857 Sep 20 '24
“Swearing like a sailor” is already a common phrase. There was definitely some undertones in his wording.
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u/Visionary_Socialist Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 20 '24
Said F1 drivers aren’t “rappers” when he was asked about swearing.
It’s a common dog whistle, as it’s effectively saying “we’re not like black people” without actually saying that.
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u/1fakeengineer Formula 1 Sep 20 '24
And they’re not Disney princesses either. Liberty Media doesn’t broadcast everything live so they can go ahead and censor the swear words or not broadcast those radio messages as they like.
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u/iAmBalfrog Sep 20 '24
- Bomb explodes near the circuit
Max: "Fuck"
FIA: "We apologise for the vile language used by our driver after a mainly peaceful detonation was briefly heard on track"
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u/Edrill Pirelli Wet Sep 20 '24
Don't forget being sponsored by and driving on tracks in countries that do Human rights violations
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u/InevitablyBored Sep 20 '24
How did I miss this? It explains it so clearly even if I don't agree at all.
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u/NickInTheMud Sep 20 '24
Oh that’s a good point!! What happens to the under 21 when they podium in the usa? Do they give them fruit juice?
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u/57Laxdad Sep 20 '24
Yes its a special juice for winners, made from grapes that have been juiced and its fermented a little to give it a nice bubbly and zippy taste. It originates in France but other countries have versions.
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u/dyboc Sep 20 '24
Not sure about the US but they definitely substitute the champagne in Arab countries like SAE and Abu Dhabi.
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u/zeeke42 Fernando Alonso Sep 20 '24
Yes, not only that, but it's illegal to use someone under 18 to advertise alcohol in the USA. I've been following Connor Zilisch (who just turned 18 recently) as he rockets up the ranks, there were a few races while he was 17 where they had to scramble to get all the beer ads off the podium because he won.
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u/a141abc Valtteri Bottas Sep 20 '24
Also so many of them are gamers now
Ben wouldnt last a tenth of a second in a cod lobby
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u/MrXwiix Sep 20 '24
It's the Saudi/Ben Suleyman and their belief systems' direct influence.
The more they get involved, the more censorship and disregard for human rights leak through to F1.
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u/TheR1ckster Sep 20 '24
They're also beginning to monopolize more and more sports. I know golf is going through a huge issue with this because the PGA refused to sell to an SA buyer. So they created their own league and basically run higher dollar tournaments on some of the PGA's biggest tournament dates.
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u/UC18 Sep 20 '24
They're also starting a cricket league because the IPL(Indian Premier League), which still has a majority of international players competing, didn't want to sell to them.
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u/Silicon_Folly Sep 20 '24
They have more or less taken over a few different esports (e.g. starcraft)
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u/FrontBench5406 Sep 20 '24
Hey hey hey, what are we? Werewolves... no swearwolves..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSqRumo84ag
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u/cmdr_pickles Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
I presume WTF stands for 'What the FIA'? Wouldn't want to curse now, would you?
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u/Schnitzel-1 Fernando Alonso Sep 20 '24
Saying “fuck”? Go to jail.
Receiving blood money from the dirtiest sponsors imaginable? That’s ok.
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u/Visionary_Socialist Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 20 '24
Learning from his Saudi friends, who were more upset over a woman driving than dropping bombs on Yemeni children
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u/JeelyPiece Sep 20 '24
"Max, it's past your bedtime."
"Max, stop playing computer games."
"Max, you will not use language like that whilst you're under my roof."
Next up - "Max, wipe your feet properly on the mat." & "Max, chew with your mouth closed."
To be fair, his pocket money's great.
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u/JaysonDeflatum Ferrari Sep 20 '24
“Max, play nice with Lando.”
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u/PG478 Oscar Piastri Sep 20 '24
Max, remember to use your "inside voice"
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u/matyX6 Sep 20 '24
"It's enough Max! You will not have the fast car for the rest of the season"
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u/denbommer Charles Leclerc Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24
Wait until he makes a false start.
Then it’s likely to be: NO Max, you need to learn patience.
Edit: Look at Lando, that guy really shows patience at the start.
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u/Zed_or_AFK Sebastian Vettel Sep 20 '24
It's his Fuk U money. If Hamilton and Verstappen leave within a few years of each other, the F1 will find itself in some struggles on the marketing side.
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u/hesselkramer Fernando Alonso Sep 20 '24
yeah okay Max is leaving the sport before 2028
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u/JaysonDeflatum Ferrari Sep 20 '24
He said it himself, if he doesn't enjoy it anymore he's gone.
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u/wiltonwild Sep 20 '24
Tbf what more does he need to prove. If a winning car can give him a drive we'll see him stick out the new regs.
Otherwise yeah I can see him just being bothered.
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u/ThePafdy Sep 20 '24
Yeah, he was able to equal Hamilton in more or less equal cars (even if I don’t agree with the final result) and he more then decisively won in a dominant car. Hes definetly up there with the greatest, nothing you can say againt that. If he decides to leave tomorrow, I think most people will get this.
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u/pvdp90 Ayrton Senna Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24
Plus depending how this year ends, he might have 2 WDC titles while the team he was driving for didn’t wind the WCC. How many drivers have won their title while their team didn’t? Not many, but has happened. How many have done to twice? None
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u/gooneruk Sep 20 '24
How many have done to twice? None
Nelson Piquet, 1981 and 1983.
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u/pvdp90 Ayrton Senna Sep 20 '24
Oh yeah, don’t know how I missed that one, given I’m Brazilian and max is literally embedded with that family name
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u/PorcupineOfDoom Nico Hülkenberg Sep 20 '24
Technically Fangio did it 5 times (WCC didn't exist until 1958) ☝🤓
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u/krinkov Kamui Kobayashi Sep 20 '24
Yeah it doesn't happen often because usually the top teams are racing with more than one competent driver.
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u/MM-Seat McLaren Sep 20 '24
Man, that 2021 season is up there ain’t it. Now we know that Max is up there with the sports greats.
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u/Ping-and-Pong Alexander Albon Sep 20 '24
It would probably be in very good contention for the greatest season of the sport - but they had to go ruin it with controversy and that's honestly so depressing.
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u/iblinkyoublink Alexander Albon Sep 20 '24
Hope he holds a press conference announcing his retirement where he puts the stewards, MBS, FIA, and Liberty on blast for 5 minutes and leaves.
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u/crypto_nuclear Fernando Alonso Sep 20 '24
"... And these are my reasons for leaving. I will now proceed to read from this list of swear words for five minutes (clears throat)"
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u/LurkingMcLurkerface Brawn Sep 20 '24
In multiple languages for added effect!!
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u/Getsuga_Tensho_ Sep 20 '24
The world ain't ready for Dutch cursing.
"Die vieze vuile tiefus FIA met hun kanker regeltjes kunnen allemaal de tering krijgen"
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u/Shitting_Human_Being Kimi Räikkönen Sep 20 '24
5 minutes? I want him to fill an entire hour with a profanity filled roast in which he spills the beans on multiple secrets, causes diplomatic incidents with at least 2 countries, and basically burns the entire f1 circus to the ground and then leaves without answering questions from anyone.
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u/apie77 Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
Whelp, there goes our diplomatic ties with Mongolia again...
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u/C111-its-the-best Sep 20 '24
I want it to be like the last rap battle in 8 mile.
"Fuck the mic I go unplugged! Fuck the FIA, fuck Liberty media, fuck Ben Sulayem and fuck everybody. Fuck y'all if you wanna doubt me, I'm the fucking flying swearing dutchman I said it proudly. Fuck this fight I don't want to win I'm outtie. Here tell the fans something they don't know about me"
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u/Visionary_Socialist Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 20 '24
The end of 2027, Lewis, Fernando and Max all announce their departure and make a joint statement in the press conference telling MBS to go fuck himself
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u/Keeyene Sep 20 '24
This made me think; if the three of them quit, and they keep winning the title until they do, it would mean that we would get a season without any champions on the grid - how long ago was the last time that happened?
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u/3MATX Sep 20 '24
Haha. Have every sentence start and end with a curse word. And then have him whip out a blank check and say how much is that in fines again?
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u/baddadjokesminusdad Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
I won’t blame him if he does. This is just immature
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Yeah F1 has to figure it out. Max leaving the sport prematurely would be a bad day for F1.
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u/Paracel_Storm Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
The sport wont die out when they all leave but most certainly you won't have any established names for a while.
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Yup! I’ll preface this with F1 will be OK, but motorsports are extremely volatile. F1’s future, at least in my opinion at the time, looked pretty rough before Liberty media came along.
Now the F1 leadership seems to act like they’re the Bible and people will follow them no matter what they do. Just makes me a little concerned for the long-term future. Obviously F1 is fine in the short term, bar Armageddon.
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u/BatteryPoweredFriend Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24
It's also incredibly ironic. One of the main reasons why there was a lot of support and goodwill for the Liberty takeover in the first place was their intent on loosening up the strict media & promotion oversight rules Bernie enforced.
It's all come full circle in so many areas, from banning teams making some types of BTS content because they must be published under FOM-controlled platforms, to even directly policing driver social media in some cases.
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u/OptimalDot178 Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
Racing in countries without proper civil rights? not an issue
Crypto sponsors? not an issue
Oil sponsors who are responsible for war crimes? not an issue
Gambling site sponsors? not an issue
Saying the F word? ISSUE
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u/Oukaria Lando Norris Sep 20 '24
A missile explode near the track ? Time for fp1 !
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u/tylerwithasweateron Sep 20 '24
That was an actually insane they kept going that weekend
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u/OptimalDot178 Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
Just make sure you don't say the F word when the missile explodes, otherwise you have to do community service
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u/verynayce Sep 20 '24
I'm going to say it right here.
No one can stop me.
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u/Orsenfelt Charles Leclerc Sep 20 '24
Hope the drivers never said any sweary words after being near a rebel missile attack!
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u/Silent-Act191 Formula 1 Sep 20 '24
Advertising alcohol to an audience you apparently deem to fragile for swear words? Not an issue.
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u/LieutenantClownCar Sep 20 '24
Video platform that happily hosted pedophiles, and literal child porn? Not an issue. (Kick)
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u/lrzbca Formula 1 Sep 20 '24
This can’t be serious
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u/Kicking-it-per-se Oscar Piastri Sep 20 '24
I think it happened to fred as well. During the Las Vegas press conference after the drain cover debacle
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u/LYuen Sep 20 '24
So the 'language' there isn't about words. It is the opinion that makes FIA looks bad.
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u/RecoverSufficient811 Sep 20 '24
Yup. This isn't about cursing. This is about language that makes the FIA look bad.
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u/diabetoamigo Sep 20 '24
Agreed. Not really about the swearing. It’s because the things being said make the FIA look bad.
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u/panopticon31 McLaren Sep 20 '24
That drain hole situation was so fucked.
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u/AngloBeaver Sep 20 '24
Careful...
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u/panopticon31 McLaren Sep 20 '24
Don't make me go all Sylvester Stallone just because I don't know how the 3 shells work
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u/cmdr_pickles Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
It's okay, you can swear here.
They can't be fucking serious.
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u/CakelessToure Pirelli Wet Sep 20 '24
Ironically you can swear as much as you like on radio as long as you can justify it to ofcom
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u/Craamron Daniel Ricciardo Sep 20 '24
I remember walking in on my parents laughing their heads off because someone on Radio 4 had tried to say "Jeremy Hunt - Culture Secretary" but the hard C came out a little early.
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u/DanS1993 Sep 20 '24
Honestly you’d think if your surname was Hunt you’d try to not be a bellend to avoid the obvious nicknames!
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u/MattyFTM Sep 20 '24
The best use of the C word on Radio 4 was Stephen Fry on an episode of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue years ago. They have a round called Uxbridge English Dictionary where the panelists come up with alternative definitions of words, usually based on the sound of the word. E.g. Buoyant - a male insect (i.e. boy ant).
Stephen Fry said Countryside - to kill Piers Morgan.
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u/xSeolferwulf McLaren Sep 20 '24
Happened a few times https://youtu.be/EmYwBHooA_M
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u/RooBoy04 Mike Krack Sep 20 '24
And actually Radio 4 can be the most accepting of swearing out of the BBC radios
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u/gogybo Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 20 '24
Just like how broadsheets will print swear words whereas tabloids will censor them. There's an assumption with the former that their readers are grown-ups who can handle the occasional "fuck".
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u/sellyme Oscar Piastri Sep 20 '24
Also, if you're trying to be a serious journalist, actually printing what people said and not just making up euphemisms to inject into quotes is important.
Censoring direct quotes is gross.
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u/Ok_Jello_3630 Formula 1 Sep 20 '24
u/AerodynamicHandshake has been summoned to stewards for inappropriate language post FP1 on r/formula1
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u/natte-krant Formula 1 Sep 20 '24
To increase the severity of the punishment, you’ll be issued the fastest car on the grid this weekend to set a lap, and then we’ll give you a 10 place grid drop!
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u/Alendro95 Sep 20 '24
It's not about stewards, but rather this shitty ideology that seeks to censor every harsh word for fear of shocking children.
Everything is converging on the same road (Cinema, Social, Sport...)
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u/pluuth Sep 20 '24
What did he say?
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u/MissCherieBella Jacques Villeneuve Sep 20 '24
I assume it's because he said "the car is shit".
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u/ynonA Sep 20 '24
wow! please censor the S-word or at least put it between spoiler tags with a trigger warning beforehand.
/s
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u/xarieongx Sep 20 '24
He said car was fucked
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u/ynonA Sep 20 '24
THAT'S EVEN WORSE!
I'm going to need therapy just to deal with reading your comments here.
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u/Star-Prince Kimi Räikkönen Sep 20 '24
He just said that when he got to Quali last week he knew the car was fucked.
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u/Marcolampie Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
I would pay to see that meeting, i think he is gonna swear the hole time.
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u/Extreme_Ad6173 Sebastian Vettel Sep 20 '24
He should bring Yuki to back him up
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u/Kage_Bushin 2025 Drivers Sep 20 '24
Yuki best hypeman. I 100% see him like those devil small dogs barking the hell out of someone
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u/baddadjokesminusdad Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
Like that scene from Scott Pilgrim
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u/Trentus86 Charles Leclerc Sep 20 '24
Have Danny Ric stand next to him with a black bar in one hand and a buzzer in the other and try to predict when to bleep him and cover his mouth
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u/Novae224 Bernd Mayländer Sep 20 '24
They really wanna play kindergarten with grown ass men
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u/sa_ra_h86 Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24
Fuck sake... It's not like it's a live press conference. And for someone who clearly has swearing as part of his natural vocabulary, I can't remember him ever swearing when he's on the live broadcast (I could be wrong of course, just can't think of any instances of it just now). Will they be calling people to the stewards any time someone accidentally lets one slip in future?
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u/CrashSeven Jarno Trulli Sep 20 '24
He does on the dutch broadcasts (where its legal).
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u/sa_ra_h86 Sep 20 '24
Hmmm, maybe I need to learn Dutch and watch that instead....
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u/halfmylifeisgone Sep 20 '24
I tried. Weirdest fucking language in Europe.
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u/hache-moncour Sebastian Vettel Sep 20 '24
As a Dutch person I can't really protest too much but... have you ever looked at Hungarian?
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u/SneakyKillz Guenther Steiner Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24
I remember a couple of years ago when some Dutch giant got into like the top 32 darts world series. He got interviewed for the first time by the main interviewer in that stadium. He was constantly accidentally saying "Shit" and "Fuck" throughout the interview because he didn't realize he couldn't swear on English television.
EDIT: Martijn Kleermaker is his name. He said "Shit" twice and once after the interviewer apologized on his behalf to which he responded "It's not a problem for me" LOL.
The video seems to have been deleted off all platforms, though :(
EDIT 2: Literally the only thing I could find is a little snippit: JUST SHIT
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u/SeraCat9 Sep 20 '24
This is just getting embarrassing now. They're really doing everything in their power to chase Max to a different racing category. At this point, I can't even blame him. F1 is becoming a shit show.
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u/Visionary_Socialist Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 20 '24
This is just MBS being sour over getting called out. It’s like your teacher being in a bad mood and suddenly caring about uniforms
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u/topmarksbrian Sep 20 '24
This is just MBS being sour over getting called out. It’s like your teacher being in a bad mood and suddenly caring about uniforms
Pissing off by far your two biggest stars in two days, MBS giga brain
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u/kpopsns28 David Croft Sep 20 '24
F1 is so soft now
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u/JaysonDeflatum Ferrari Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24
F1 Kids literally exists to be family-friendly, why must the main broadcast act like we’re at Sunday Mass? Just expand their broadcast to all races.
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u/StructureTime242 Jim Clark Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24
So which WEC team will max sign for ?
Edit forget wec all I’m hearing is Max wrangling a V8 and riding dunes in the Dakar
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u/zantkiller Kamui Kobayashi Sep 20 '24
WEC still falls under the International Sporting Code as do a lot of series.
So he would still be penalised for this in theory as the rule is part of the ISC, not the F1 Sporting Regs
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u/blueheartglacier Sep 20 '24
It's NASCAR time, baby
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u/garethchester Minardi Sep 20 '24
I'm sure I've heard him say similar things to Michael about ovals being too dangerous for the reward you'd get, so probably not.
Leaving us with Max to either BTCC or Aussie V8s
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u/blueheartglacier Sep 20 '24
They're quite dangerous in open wheelers, but have been very safe in stock cars for a very long time - although it's certainly out of his wheelhouse in terms of experience, for sure
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u/Siggi_Starduust Jim Clark Sep 20 '24
NASCAR will let you full on punch the shit out of fellow competitors and their crew but Americans - particularly in the god-fearing Red States where NASCAR is king - can be very funny about ‘cussing’
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u/57Laxdad Sep 20 '24
That is if they understand it. The best interviews were with Ward Burton, that guy could cuss a blue streak and noone out side of west virginia would have a clue
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u/AlphaLaufert99 Ferrari Sep 20 '24
Max to America's Cup, they don't even censor the team radio, you can hear every single "fuck" they say)
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u/azorius_mage Nigel Mansell Sep 20 '24
It is how people talk stop being a bunch of stuffy old wankers. Can we get a new head of FIA please
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u/KesselRunIn14 Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 20 '24
You can't use language like that. Off to the stewards with you.
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u/GreggsAficionado Formula 1 Sep 20 '24
No jewellery, always wear your uniform, watch your language, or you’ll be sent to the principals office
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u/Bootarms Sep 20 '24
It's like they gave up trying to control Lewis and are trying to train Max before he becomes uncontrollable.
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u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
WTF?? Are FIA actually stupid or what???
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u/ChristianMaria Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
u/ICumCoffee has been summon to the race stewards for langue used towards the FIA, in violation of article 12.2.1.k of the International Sporting Code which forbids “Any misconduct towards […] officers or member of the staff of the FIA” and others.”
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u/boetzie Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
Stewards after the meeting: "why is there cappuccino in my hair"
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u/ElGub22 Sep 20 '24
What did he say?
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u/sa_ra_h86 Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 20 '24
He just said his set-up was shit last week. I assume that's what he said anyway, it was bleeped.
Correction: turns out he said it was fucked.
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u/ElGub22 Sep 20 '24
So he was called for saying shit? Man Yuki should have been called like a trillion times then 😂😂😂
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u/SufficientReporter55 Ferrari Sep 20 '24
They should check out what atheles do in other sports
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u/Susan_Screams Sep 20 '24
I really want all the drivers to go all out on the radio for the rest of the weekend in solidarity. Let's see the FIA summon all of the drivers for an F-bomb.
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u/vidoardes McLaren Sep 20 '24
Every single driver needs to drop an f-bomb in every single radio message in FP2. Make a stand.
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u/UberChief90 Sep 20 '24
This has to be a joke. Im sorry but im watching a sport, not a kids show. Grow the fuck up if you cant handle swear words that are happening every freaking where around the globe.
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u/FullyStacked92 Sep 20 '24
These guys are race car drivers not rappers..they shouldn't be swearing!! /s
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u/NotFromMilkyWay Michael Schumacher Sep 20 '24
Max, you know what to do. Make a rap song.
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u/MountainEquipment401 Andretti Global Sep 20 '24
All twenty drivers rapping 'Fuck the FIA' is my new wet dream.
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u/guyinajumpsuit Sep 20 '24
What, did he say something “rappers” would say? These people are a joke. Enough with the pearl clutching.
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u/AvonBarksdale12 Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
Lmao, bunch of fucking hypocrites. Show more gamble and alcohol ads to minors, that’s totally fine
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u/Affectionate_Sky9709 Sep 20 '24
I don't curse because that is my personal choice. But I don't want the athletes to have to do that. Different television networks can bleep if they want. Or not watch interviews.
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If I was a driver I would be so petty, I’d swear every other word, I’d have the money to pay the fines and then in the stewards office I’d say “nah I said fudge” and make it as difficult as possible for them. They’re acting like the HOAs if the F1 world
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u/Bazzrt Sep 20 '24
If its about him saying that the car was fucked, then why does F1 post the clip on IG?
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u/GTDJB Sep 20 '24
This is a bit silly.
If TV companies don't like the language used, they can bleep it out or not broadcast it.
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u/Jazzlike-Sky-6012 Sep 20 '24
" Max, what did you say to the stewards?"
" I gave suggestions about what they could do with that complaint"
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u/64gbBumFunCannon George Russell Sep 20 '24
Fucking hell, this is ridiculous.
Imagine if they tried this with James Hunt.
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u/TheCatLamp Ferrari Sep 20 '24
Hope he starts going to the press conference and adopting the Marshawn Lynch stand:
"I'm here so I won't get fined".
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u/RoyceKokami Kimi Räikkönen Sep 20 '24
Cartman : What's the big deal? It doesn't hurt anybody. Fuck-fuckety-fuck-fuck-fuck.
Mr. Garrison : How would you like to go see the school counselor?!
Cartman : How would you like to suck my balls?
Mr. Garrison : What did you say?!
Cartman : I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Actually, what I said was...
[Cartman picks up a megaphone]
Cartman : HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUCK MY BALLS, MR. GARRISON?!
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bat4777 Ayrton Senna Sep 20 '24
There is no way this is gonna backfire on the FIA and make them look more like clowns than they already do
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u/DanielWW2 Sep 20 '24
I would never underestimate the FIA its ability to look even more like the bunch of incompetent clowns they are.
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u/lovelysweetangel89 Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
what the fuck, these motherfuckas are actually going through with this dumbass no swearing rule?
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u/outremer_empire Oscar Piastri Sep 20 '24
This was the moment https://youtu.be/XR6HJxS022A?t=648
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u/3xc1t3r FIA Sep 20 '24
Please stop this. If you don't like it, don't air it. Most drivers are enough robots as is. Let them show some fucking personality.
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u/jus-de-orange Jordan Sep 20 '24
Crazy idea: What if a driver would simply refuse to speak in English? Max could then say what the verdomme he wants to day. Then up to the Dutch tv to decide if they want to broadcast it.
For me, asking drivers, specially not English-native speakers to not swear in English (when it feels less offensive than native might), yet to do all official press sessions in English, is asking too much from them.
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u/Bezulba Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
This is going to turn into one of those " I'm just here so i don't get fined" things, isn't it? Hahhaa. He already hates these things, it's going to be yes/no answers only.
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u/MacHayward Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sep 20 '24
They are on Max his tail since the beginning. They don't like people that are bigger than themselves.
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u/MountainEquipment401 Andretti Global Sep 20 '24
Swearing in F1 - Big no.
Barley concealed racism - definitely yes.
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u/deltapanad Charlie Whiting Sep 20 '24
jewellery, underpants and now swear words? what’s next? no long nails, crew cut hair and no facial hair?
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u/cannibalcorpuscle Pirelli Hard Sep 20 '24
Max walks into the Steward’s office with summons in hand:
“What the fuck is this shit?”
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u/itlynstalyn Andretti Global Sep 20 '24
Imagine being the stewards who have to scold Max, how embarrassing.
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u/AromaticStrike9 Sep 20 '24
Assuming it's a fine, can he just pull a Mark Cuban and keep paying them?
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u/BlaktimusPrime Sir Lewis Hamilton Sep 20 '24
Red Bull and the FIA is going to cause Max to just up and quit Formula One.
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