Russell wants ‘action’ from FIA on swearing ban

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Following FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s pledge to revisit the governing body’s swearing ban, George Russell says, “words don’t mean anything.”

In order to codify a number of penalties for drivers who criticize or swear before Ben Sulayem’s FIA statutes in the winter,

The Emirati, however, stated in a recent Instagram post that he was “considering making improvements” to the rules “following constructive feedback from drivers across our seven FIA world championships.”

The Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) director, Russell, a Mercedes driver, declined to comment on Ben Sulayem’s statement.

He claimed that “it’s being taken into account.” The phrase “the words don’t mean anything until the change is made” means.

He claimed that there had never been any discussions with the FIA regarding the situation since the drivers wrote an open letter to the FIA in November, calling them “adults.”

We haven’t spoken informally since the open letter that was distributed, Russell continued. I’m not entirely certain whether that is the response.

The FIA has provided no further information about potential changes to the FIA’s statutes that might be made at the General Assembly in June, but it has provided them with that information by supplying members with the details.

When asked why the drivers’ collective body, the GPDA, had no formal relationship with the FIA, Russell responded, “It is unprecedented times we have been in the last 18 months with what has been changing and what is happening.

The GPDA was not established to discuss politics. It was intended to discuss racing and safety. We are here to discuss racing, the safest cars, the best engineering, and yet we talk about fines, punishments, and swearing, and things I don’t want to talk about.

Ben Sulayem was elected in December 2021, and Russell’s remarks make blatant reference to the string of controversy that has permeated the country.

His views on women have been included in these developments, as have questions about the president’s finances, the dismissal of several senior officials, the dismissal of several senior figures, the FIA’s whistleblower allegations against him, the dismissal of several senior figures, and a lawsuit against the FIA brought by Susie Wolff, the director of the F1 Academy for aspiring female drivers.

The most recent was Robert Reid’s resignation as deputy president of sport last month, followed by Natalie Robyn’s first public address since she was forced to step down last summer after only 18 months in the position.

Lewis Hamilton, the driver of Ferrari, observed that the GPDA was very cohesive. We want to collaborate closely with the FIA. We all want to collaborate to improve the sport.

Over time, that communication has presented some challenges.