“We’ll only get rubbish,” FIA President breaks silence on criticism over Max Verstappen swear ban saga
Mohammed Ben Sulayem has finally hit back at the backlash towards the FIA following Max Verstappen's penalty for swearing in Singapore.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)
Mohammed Ben Sulayem-led FIA was subjected to a lot of online hate and backlash following the swear ban saga. Max Verstappen‘s penalty of community service caused an uproar amongst the people in Formula 1 as they berated the governing body. Ben Sulayem has finally broken the silence and responded to this hate from the people in recent times.
Max Verstappen continued to take multiple digs at the community service penalty after petty behavior over the Singapore weekend. FIA’s recent ban on swear words meant that the drivers weren’t allowed to freely express their frustration on track. The governing body had previously noted their opinions on the entire behavior of the Dutchman.
However, following the massive hatred and ill comments against FIA’s new policy, Mohammed Ben Sulayem has hit back. Ben Sulayem noted that the governing body would never get the credit for the good deeds. The FIA president was aware that the body would only receive ‘rubbish’ and hatred from the individuals in the sport no matter their intent behind the rule changes.
We will never get the credit. Impossible. We’ll only get rubbish. That I know.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem told Autosport.com
Mohammed Ben Sulayem revealed that ‘everyone made money’ from FIA over swear ban saga
Mohammed Ben Sulayem was confident that the governing body was deserving of more applause and praise than they were getting. Additionally, the FIA also deserved appreciation for the monetary benefits that they brought to the sport. However, the 62-year-old claimed that everyone made money out of the governing body’s matter except the FIA.
When you look at it, everybody made money out of the FIA, everyone except the FIA. Everyone gets the credit, except the FIA.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem added
The sport is heading in an uncertain direction amidst the hate towards the governing body. Regardless, this matter proves that the people of the sport do not take all the changes with open arms. The governing body is held accountable for changes that the people especially the drivers do not agree to. The coming time will showcase how the FIA takes everyone into account and then makes the changes.
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