Debate: Is Leclerc's swearing fine justified after Verstappen's penalty?
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The FIA imposed a fine on Charles Leclerc after the Ferrari driver swore during a press conference after the Mexican Grand Prix. He has been given a €10,000 fine, half of which won't need to be paid unless he swears again during a press conference within the next 12 months. This comes after Max Verstappen swore but picked up a different penalty.
During the post-race press conference at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Leclerc spoke about a situation where he lost control of his Ferrari. Lando Norris chased the Monegasque driver down.
"I lost the rear and then you forget about Lando and you just hope that you are going to take it back. 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 said during the press conference.
Was the FIA's decision correct?
The FIA's decision is controversial. At the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, Verstappen was punished for swearng in the Thursday press conference for using the word "f***ed" to describe his car's performance at the previous race weekend in Baku. The Dutchman was given a community service penalty while Leclerc picked up a fine.
The stewards argued that a mitigation factor was that Lecler was immediately apologetic. But where do you stand on the issue? Let us know in the debate below.
This article has been created in collaboration with Jarlo van der Vloed