George Russell has strongly criticized the FIA for its recent decision to relax its strict stance on driver swearing, which he calls ridiculous. The governing body had previously enforced a sliding scale of fines for bad language, a policy that faced backlash from drivers including Russell and Hamilton, who described the situation as chaotic. Russell accused FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem of using this situation to gain support for his upcoming re-election while expressing disappointment over the lack of communication between the governing body and drivers. The ongoing conflict indicates a need for better dialogue between the FIA and racers.
I didn't really have any reaction to [the decision] because it was so ridiculous in the first place. We're not going to be saying thank you for something that was so crazy in the first place.
This entire episode has been all but farcical; it should never have escalated to this point in the first place. We should never have moved away from common sense.
The FIA has been at loggerheads with drivers since last September when Max Verstappen was punished for swearing. All we wanted was an open dialogue.
Russell suggested that the FIA president, Ben Sulayem, might have an agenda of his own, seeking support before running for re-election.
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