Schumacher believes the FIA 'humiliated' Verstappen in Singapore
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Ralf Schumacher has also joined in backing Max Verstappen, following the penalty he received by the stewards for swearing during Thursday's press conference. According to the former driver, it was a 'humiliating' decision.
'Verstappen dissatisfied with Red Bull and the FIA'
Verstappen himself was not happy with the community service given to him as a result of him saying the 'car is f***ed' ahead of the Singapore GP. The Dutchman then finished in second place behind Lando Norris both in qualifying and then at the Grand Prix, so therefore he had to attend to more press conferences, where he kept his answers short.
He also hinted at leaving the sport when 'it's enough' for him. Ralf Schumacher agreed with the Red Bull driver. "Max is independent, has earned enough money and said himself earlier that he will not always drive Formula 1, so I do not rule it out," he told Sky Sports Germany.
"There is just a lot going on right now. The car is bad, the team has a conflict and Newey is gone," the German added.
According to him, the FIA and Mohammed Ben Sulayem have taken the wrong path in punishing the Dutch driver, and the way they begin to immediately punch down on swearing ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. "If you want to do this, you have to go to the union and explain. But to humiliate Max like that. Just a warning would have been enough I think," Schumacher concluded.
This article was written in collaboration with Jeroen Immink
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