Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been summoned to the
stewards after Brazilian GP sprint qualifying due to his use of a curse word
during the post-Mexico GP press conference.
Leclerc accidentally
cursed in an FIA press conference after Mexico. With a recent emphasis on
drivers using appropriate language, Leclerc’s summons was sure to happen soon.
Charles Leclerc summoned to stewards for swearing
During the post-race FIA press conference in Mexico City,
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc used a particular piece of colorful language to
describe how he avoided hitting the wall with his SF-24 in the final moments of
the race.
“I had one oversteer and then when I recovered from that
oversteer, I had an oversteer from the other side and then I was like, ‘f**k’,”
Leclerc explained.
Almost immediately, the Ferrari driver caught his slip of
the tongue, saying, “Oh, sorry! Oh, no. Oh, no, I don’t want to join Max!”
Leclerc is referring to Max Verstappen, who has been
sentenced to community service for using a curse word during a press conference
earlier this year.
After the press conference, Leclerc also spoke to FIA media
delegate Cameron Kelleher about his use of language.
Leclerc was not immediately summoned to the stewards,
prompting Verstappen to lash out at perceived stewarding inconsistencies.
“Apparently it only counts for me,” Verstappen said of the swearing punishments, “because after the race in Mexico, someone was swearing. I didn’t hear anything from it. So, it’s better I don’t swear again.
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