George R꧋ussell has questioned the FIA’s sudden U-turn on penalties for swearing after F1’s governing body annou༺nced changes ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

On Wednesday,168澳洲幸运5🌳官方开奖结果历史: th💞e FIA reduced the maximum penalties F1 drivers can receive for swearing.

The maximum penalty for a first offence is now €5,000 - a 50 per cent reduction compared to the initial €10,000 penalty imposeꦦd under the revised version of Appendix B of the International Sporting Code.

Sไtewards have been given more power to fully suspend a penalty, particularly if it’s the first offence.

Additionally, stewards will be allowed to determine wh👍ether an offence is committed in a controlled environment, such as a press conference, or an uncontrolled environment, which is classed as “on track or during a rally stage”.

Swearing has been a 🌳hot topic after Max Verstappen was given a community service punishment.

Verstappen swore in an FIA press conference during t♛he Singapore Grand Prix 𝓰weekend.

After bei💧ng penalised, he refused to give full answers to the media in subsequent FIA press confe🦩rences.

Later in thꦇe 𒆙year, Charles Leclerc was fined for swearing.

When he discussed the 🔯changes, Russell was keen to point out that the rules were initially “a little bit ludicrous in the first place.”

“I feel the changes should have never happened in the first place,” R🔯ussell said as quoted by RN365.

“So we’re ta༒lking about a situati🧸on where things have been reverted, because it was a little bit ludicrous in the first place.

“We’re happy to see things go back to how they should be, but it should never have been there in the first place. So it fe🍨els a bit wrong to be thanking the changes when we shouldn’t have been in that place to begin with.

“I﷽t’s a bit of a strange predicament, and we’ve still had no correspondence with anyone from senior🅘 level at the FIA. So it’s all a bit suspect.”

Russell still waiting for FIA talks

Despite raising concerns on behalf of th🌄e drivers, Russell’s had no official correspondence with the FIA.

Russell isꦬ head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association, the body that represents the current grid.

“It seems more challenging than it should be reꩲally,” Russell added.

“But we’ve all put our views forward, I wouldn’t say it’s gotte✃n to a point of no return, but you at least want to see w𒁃illingness from the other party.

“I think we feel we’ve put in our views forward, and we want to have conver🏅sations and dialogue, and🍃 there’s only so much you can ask. So, yeah, it’s got to be mutual. It’s got to come from both directions.”