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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been summoned to the stewards after the sprint qualifying of the Brazilian GP for his use of a curse word during the press conference after the Mexican GP.
Leclerc accidentally cursed during an FIA press conference after Mexico. With recent emphasis on the use of appropriate language by drivers, Leclerc’s summons would certainly happen soon.
Charles Leclerc summoned to the stewards for swearing
During the FIA post-race press conference in Mexico City, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc used a particularly colorful piece of language to describe how he avoided crashing his SF-24 into the wall in the final moments of the race.
“I had one upset and when I recovered from that upset I got an upset from the other side and then I thought: ‘f**k’,” Leclerc explained.
Almost immediately the Ferrari driver caught his slip of the tongue and said: ‘Oh, sorry! Oh no. Oh no, I don’t want to go with Max!”
Leclerc is referring to Max Verstappen, who was sentenced to community service for using a curse word during a press conference earlier this year.
After the press conference, Leclerc also spoke to FIA media representative Cameron Kelleher about his language.
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Leclerc was not immediately summoned to the stewards, prompting Verstappen to lash out at perceived inconsistencies in stewarding.
“Apparently it only matters to me,” Verstappen said about the swearing penalties, “because after the race in Mexico someone was swearing. I haven’t heard anything about it. So it’s better that I don’t swear anymore.”
That said, Leclerc’s punishment appears to be coming. The race stewards have summoned Ferrari’s number 16 driver and a team representative to appear before them at 5:45 p.m. local time for an “alleged violation of Article 12.2.1.k of the International Sporting Code – Language during the Mexico FIA Post Race Press Conference.”
The final punishment has yet to be determined, and we will update as more information comes in.
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