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Perez reviews the plea to reduce swearing: 'It's a very funny sport'
Sergio Perez has spoken about the plea to reduce swearing on the team radio. The Mexican driver doesn't expect many of his Formula 1 rivals to follow the suggestion. He also highlighted how the sport is unique.
Ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem expressed his wish for drivers to reduce the amount of swearing over the team radio. This was then followed by Max Verstappen using the word 'f***ed in the Thursday press conference. The Red Bull driver picked up a community service penalty from the stewards.
What does Perez think about swearing in F1?
On the Thursday preceding the Singapore GP, not all F1 drivers were fully aware of the FIA president's plea. "To be honest, I have seen some stuff, but I don't know what's the rule. Is there a rule or suggestions or I don't know what it's exactly, to be honest," Perez said ahead of the race weekend at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
"I don't think many people in the heat of the moment will follow their suggestions," laughed the Red Bull Racing driver, who at the time was not yet aware of the punishment his teammate would face for swearing in the press conference.
"I think it's a very funny sport. They put the microphone over your mouth and imagine in football, you know, the footballers have the microphone after they get kicked in the leg. But you have to control yourself. So I think if they want to control that, I think they should just delete the radio, take away the radio and give us privacy," advised Checo.
This article has been created in collaboration with Nicole Mulder