Sky Sports F1 make F-word blunder in weekend F1 wanted to limit swearing
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Sky Sports F1 accidentally showcased a clip containing a swear word on the live broadcast at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. It seemed that an out-take was selected for broadcast rather than the full, polished version of an analysis of the upgrades applied to the car for the race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Ted Kravitz recorded a piece to camera in the pitlane while showcasing the upgrades on the Ferrari car. He stumbled with his words, and then mumbled "f***ing hell" and restarted his piece to camera during the clip. Sky Sports then cut the video and returned to the main presenter to link the following story.
Awkward time for a swearing blunder
This blunder came just one day after the FIA president suggested the sport should limit swearing on the team radios. Max Verstappen didn't agree with this clampdown and later swore himself during the press conference when referring to his car's performance in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. He said his car was f***ed. The Dutchman had to visit the stewards for this and they gave him a community service style penalty.
When Kravtiz returned to the live broadcast, he apologised for swearing on the TV. He explained that it was a pre-recorded piece and wasn't planned to go out on TV.
"Big apologies. Apologies from my side. Just to let you know we’re live now. When the cars come out for the car presentation, which we recorded earlier, I seek perfection but sometimes I don’t get it. If I mess up a first take, and then I’m frustrated at myself. Sometimes there’s a naughty word that comes out," Kravtiz explained.
“Obviously that was never meant to be played. That’s our mistake, so we’re owning that. I apologise that that take which was not meant to be played, it got played out. We seek to do better next time," he concluded.