Jos Verstappen Condemns FIA’s ‘Ridiculous’ Penalty on Son Max Amid F1 Swearing Controversy

Jos Verstappen condemns the 'absurd' penalty given to his son Max for swearing in F1

Jos Verstappen denounces the FIA's decision to penalize his son Max Verstappen in the ongoing controversy over swearing in Formula 1.

Jos Verstappen has criticized the governing body of Formula 1 for penalizing his son, Max Verstappen, after he used profanity during an official FIA press conference.

Max Verstappen, a three-time world champion, has been given a community service order for his use of a curse word to describe the recent performance of his Red Bull car during a press conference on Thursday ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.

Addressing Motorsport at the East Belgian Rally, Verstappen Sr expressed that he believed the penalty was "utterly absurd".

"The ex-Grand Prix driver commented, 'I believe that's absolutely absurd. However, we observe similar occurrences in rally racing as well.'"

“I believe the FIA isn't performing well. However, I prefer not to comment further on this matter!”

Verstappen protested his penalty by responding with "no comment" to most questions during the post-qualifying press conference on Saturday in Singapore.

The Dutch driver chose to talk to the media outside the designated FIA press conference area in the paddock.

During Sunday's post-race press conference, Verstappen provided somewhat more detailed responses and later conducted an additional session with the journalists present in the paddock.

He confessed that the penalty made him think again about his future in Formula 1.

"Absolutely. Yes, these factors certainly influence my future decisions too," Verstappen responded when questioned about whether such matters would affect his future choices.

"When you're unable to be authentic, you end up facing trivial issues like these. I've reached a point in my professional life where I don't want to constantly handle such matters. It's quite exhausting."

"Certainly, achieving success and winning races is fantastic, but after you’ve done all that—secured championships and victories—you start to want to simply enjoy yourself too."

"Every participant is giving their all, even those at the tail end of the competition. However, dealing with trivial issues is unacceptable to me; it’s definitely not a sustainable way to continue in this sport."

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