Ex-F1 team boss defends Max Verstappen over ‘absolutely nonsense’ FIA swearing drama
Eddie Jordan sided with Max Verstappen following the 'nonsense' penalty the latter received for swearing during a press conference.
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Max Verstappen faced an extremely dire situation at the Singapore GP after he faced a bizarre penalty for swearing during a press conference. A majority of the grid sided with Verstappen after FIA didn’t seem to back down from the awkward rule change. Hence, amidst the ongoing stir, Ex-F1 team boss Eddie Jordan sided with the reigning world champion over the matter.
Eddie Jordan reckoned that Max Verstappen‘s penalty at the Singapore GP of community service and subsequent events were a ‘storm in a teacup’. Jordan believed that the penalties were ‘absolutely nonsense’ and weren’t called for. Moreover, the Irishman felt that FIA wanted to have a ‘swipe’ at Verstappen amidst the penalty.
It’s a storm in a teacup, it’s absolutely nonsense. Personally, I think it started out by wanting to have a little bit of a swipe at Max.
Eddie Jordan told talkSPORT
Verstappen further carried out his own protest by answering in one word during the press conference. The Dutchman also held his impromptu press conference outside the room. Hence, Jordan claimed that the 27-year-old was clever on and off the track. Moreover, the 76-year-old sided with the Red Bull star over his use of the ‘F-word’.
But Max is too clever for an awful lot of people, as we saw, not just on the track, but off the track. All of the top drivers in F1 all agree. Look, if the car is knackered and you want to use the F-word, then that’s what you use.
Eddie Jordan added
Eddie Jordan claimed Max Verstappen’s word used in the conference is the ‘most used English word’
Charles Leclerc also faced a financial fine after he dropped the ‘F-bomb’ while racing on track this year. As a result, Eddie Jordan noted that the word Verstappen used during the conference was very common. However, Jordan accepted the fact that one didn’t want to use the word from a confrontational or aggressive point of view.
It’s the most used word in the English language at this moment in time, whether we like it or not, but naturally, you don’t want to use it in a confrontational point-of-view, and you don’t want to use it in an aggressive point-of-view.
Eddie Jordan noted
Max Verstappen already served the due diligence back then but hasn’t backed down from mocking the penalty several times. Moreover, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) also lodged a formal draft against FIA’s methods of treating the drivers in Formula 1. Hence, the rule might witness a change in the coming times due to the massive backlash.
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